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Question

When a potential difference is applied across the resistor, the movement of electrons will be:


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Parabolic

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Circular

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Straight line

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D

Zig zag

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Solution

The correct option is D

Zig zag


When current flows through a conductor the electrons in the conductor do not move in a steady straight line path. Their movement is in zig-zag form, also called as brownian motion. But collectively they can be viewed as moving forward in a conductor.


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