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Why not electrons accelerate inside a current carrying conductor?

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October 21, 2011 at 2:59 pm #2258

vikash chandola

When a potential difference is applied across the conductor an Electric field is created across the conductor. So definitely a force q*E should act on electrons. And non zero force means that body will accelerate but lazy electrons still move with constant velocity. WHY???? why not the accelerate?
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