In a wire of cross-section radius $r$,free electrons travel with drift velocity $v$ when a current $I$ flows through the wire. What is the current in another wire of half the radius and of the same material when the drift velocity is $2v$?

  • A
    $2I$
  • B
    $I$
  • C
    $I/2$
  • D
    $I/4$

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