What is the relation between drift velocity and electric field?

Mobility m is defined as the magnitude of drift velocity per unit of an electric field. Therefore,

m = |Vd|/E = qt/m

The SI unit used to represent mobility is m²/Vs. It is a positive quantity.

Vd = mE

This is the relation between the drift velocity of an electron and the applied electric field.

Drift velocity varies with the electric field intensity and is given by the formula \(\begin{array}{l}V_{d}\propto E\end{array}\)

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