Asked by Sally

A current exists in a wire that gradually narrows down to a smaller diameter. How do the drift velocity, the current density, and the electric field vary along the wire?

Can you please help explain this?
Answered by drwls
As the wire shrinks in diameter, its resistance increases, and total current decreases. Drift velocity, E-field and current density (per area of wire cross section) remain the same.
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