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Displacement Current — MCQ Practice

NEET UG
Updated 22 Mar 2026

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Q1easy

A parallel plate capacitor with circular plates of radius R=5cmR = 5\,\text{cm} is being charged by an external source. The conduction current in the connecting wires is Ic=0.5AI_c = 0.5\,\text{A}. What is the displacement current between the plates?

Q2medium

The electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is given by E(t)=E0sin(ωt)E(t) = E_0 \sin(\omega t). If the area of the plates is AA, what is the displacement current between the plates?

Q3easy

Which of the following statements about displacement current is INCORRECT?

Q4medium

A parallel plate capacitor is connected to an AC source. If the instantaneous conduction current in the wires is IcI_c, what is the instantaneous displacement current density Jd\vec{J}_d between the plates, assuming uniform field and plate area AA?

Q5medium

An electromagnetic wave is propagating in vacuum. Which of Maxwell's equations primarily describes how a changing electric field generates a magnetic field?

Q6hard

A parallel plate capacitor has plates of area A=200cm2A = 200\,\text{cm}^2 and separation d=1mmd = 1\,\text{mm}. It is connected to a 100V100\,\text{V} AC source with angular frequency ω=1000rad/s\omega = 1000\,\text{rad/s}. Calculate the peak displacement current in the capacitor. (Given ϵ0=8.85×1012,F/m\epsilon_0 = 8.85 \times 10^{-12},\text{F/m})