Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electromagnetic Waves

Question:

A parallel plate capacitor has circular plates, each of radius 5.0 cm. It is being charged so that electric field in the gap between its plates rises steadily at the rate of 1012 V/m. What is the magnitude of displacement current ?

Options:

0.04 A

0.05 A

0.06 A

0.07 A

Correct Answer:

0.07 A

Explanation:

$I_D=\varepsilon_0 \frac{d \phi_E}{dt}=\varepsilon_0 \pi r^2 \frac{dE}{dt}=8.85 \times 10^{-12} \times \pi \times\left(5 \times 10^{-2}\right)^2 \times 10^{12}$ = 0.07 A