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The direction of drift velocity of conduction electron is

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Answered by writersparadise
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The answer is opposite to the direction of the electric field.

The direction of drift velocity of conduction electron is opposite to the direction of the electric field.

In other words, electrons move towards the direction of the increasing potential. In a wire, the drift velocity of the electrons is directly proportional to the current flowing through it.  

Drift velocity refers to the velocity at which the charge carriers that are primarily electrons move through a material.

Answered by sailorking
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When electric field is applied on a conductor, the free electrons leave the outermost orbits and move with a velocity from the higher potential to lower potential.

                                           Drift velocity therefore can be defined as the velocity average with which all the free electrons in the element move on application of electric field.

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