$A$ current passes through a wire of nonuniform cross-section. Which of the following quantities are independent of the cross-section?

  • A
    The charge crossing in a given time interval.
  • B
    Drift speed.
  • C
    Free-electron density.
  • D
    Both $(A)$ and $(C)$.

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