Multiple Choice
The figure shows a steady electric current passing through a wire with a narrow region.What happens to the drift velocity of the moving charges as they go from region A to region B and then to region C?
A) The drift velocity decreases from A to B and increases from B to C.
B) The drift velocity increases all the time.
C) The drift velocity remains constant.
D) The drift velocity decreases all the time.
E) The drift velocity increases from A to B and decreases from B to C.
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