Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electromagnetic Waves

Question:

Displacement current is continuous:

Options:

when electric field is changing in the circuit

when magnetic field is changing in the circuit

in both types of fields

through wires and resistance only

Correct Answer:

when electric field is changing in the circuit

Explanation:

Displacement current is a quantity appearing in Maxwell's equations that is defined in terms of the rate of change of electric displacement field.

When electric field is changing with time continuously, the displacement current is constant.