MCQ
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
The conduction current is the same as displacement current when the source is.
  • A
    AC only
  • B
    DC only
  • C
    both AC and DC
  • D
    neither AC nor for DC

Answer

  1. AC only

Explanation:

For a capacitor, we have:

Q = CV

If Q is changing, there will be a current in capacitor plates,

$\text{I}=\frac{\text{dQ}}{\text{dt}}=\frac{\text{CdV}}{\text{dt}}$when voltage across the capacitor is constant, $\frac{\text{dV}}{\text{dt}}=0$

therefore, I = 0

It implies that, for a DC (constant) voltage, the capacitor current is zero.

Hence, for a DC source the conduction current and displacement current (capacitor current) are not same.

Whereas, by Maxwell's equation for a time varying voltage (AC voltage), both conduction and displacement currents are same.

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