Assertion (A): Increasing the electric field applied to a metallic conductor…
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Problem
Assertion (A): Increasing the electric field applied to a metallic conductor increases the drift velocity of its free electrons.
Reason (R): Mobility of free electrons in a metallic conductor increases with the applied electric field.
Choose the correct alternative:
(a) A is true, but R is false
(b) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(c) A is false, but R is true
(d) Both A and R are false