In the presence of an applied electric field ( 
) in a metallic conductor.
A
The electrons move in the direction of 
B
The electrons move in a direction opposite to 
C
The electrons may move in any direction randomly, but slowly drift in the direction of 
.
.
D
The electrons move randomly but slowly drift in a direction opposite to 
.
.
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D
In the presence of an applied electric field ( 
) in a metallic conductor. The electrons also move randomly but slowly drift in a direction opposite to 
.
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