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Define mobility of electron.

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Electron mobility is the measure of how fast an electron can move through a metal or semiconductor under the influence of external electric field.
Mathematically, electron mobility μ=vdE
where vd is the drift velocity of electron and E is the external electric field.
SI unit of mobility is m2V1s1.

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