Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Current Electricity

Question:

If the mass of the charge carriers increases by a factor of two, how will the conductivity of the material be affected?

Options:

It will double

It will be halved

It will remain the same

It will quadruple

Correct Answer:

It will be halved

Explanation:

Resistivity : ρ = \(\frac{m}{ne^{2}t}\)

Conductivity $\sigma = \frac{n e^2 t}{m}$

$\Rightarrow \sigma \propto \frac{1}{m}$

m : mass

n : number density

e : charge on electron

t : relaxation time