Two metallic wires P₁ and P₂ of the same material and same length but different cross-sectional areas A₁ and A₂ are joined together and then connected to a source of emf. Find the ratio of the drift velocities of free electrons in the wires P₁ and P₂ if the wires are connected (i) in series, and (ii) in parallel.

A network of resistors is connected to a 16 V battery with internal resistance of 1 Ω, as shown in the following figure. Compute the equivalent resistance of the network.

A particle of mass 10⁻³ kg and charge 5 mC enters into a uniform electric field of 2×10⁵ NC⁻¹, moving with a velocity of 20 ms⁻¹ in a direction opposite to that of the field. Calculate the distance it would travel before coming to rest.