A cylindrical wire has cross-sectional area A and number density of free electrons n. The wire has current I and the free electrons have average drift speed v. A second cylindrical wire has cross-sectional area 0.5A and number density of free electrons 2n. In this wire, the free electrons have average drift speed 2v. What is the current in the second wire?
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C: 2I
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