Displacement Current
Displacement Current: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Maxwell's Equations, Ampere Circuital Law and Its Contradiction, Electric Current, Conventional Current, Displacement Current, Consequences of Displacement Current & Ampere-Maxwell Law etc.
Important Questions on Displacement Current
Mark the correct statement :-
(1) Displacement current is produced only by varying magnetic field.
(2) Displacement current is produced by varying electric field only.
(3) Displacement current is produced by varying electric field as well as varying magnetic field.
(4) Displacement current can be produced neither by varying electric field nor by varying magnetic field.

Which of the following Maxwell’s equation is valid for time varying conditions but not valid for static conditions:

An electron is released from the origin at a place where a uniform electric field and a uniform magnetic field exist along the negative -axis and the negative -axis respectively. Find the displacement of the electron along the -axis when its velocity becomes perpendicular to the electric field for the first time.

According to Maxwell's hypothesis, a changing electric field give rise to

The charge of a parallel plate capacitor is varying as . The plates are very large and close together (area, separation). Neglecting the edge effects, the displacement current through the capacitor is

Instantaneous displacement current of in the space between the parallel plate of capacitor can be established by changing potential difference at a rate of

If the magnetic monopole exists, then which of the Maxwell’s equation has to be modified?

The net magnetic flux of a magnetic field passing through a closed surface is

Which Maxwell's equation confirms the absence of magnetic monopole?

Which of the following equations represent Maxwell's first equation?

The net magnetic flux of a magnetic field passing through a closed surface is

Which Maxwell's equation confirms the absence of magnetic monopole?

A capacitor is having a capacity of . Electric potential across the capacitor is changing with a rate of . The displacement current is:


To get displacement current of , what is the rate of change of the potential difference between capacitor plates?

The electric field part of an electromagnetic wave in vacuum is
The wavelength of this part of electromagnetic wave is,

A magnetic field can be produced by

If the frequency of a variable frequency source which is connected to a capacitor is increased, then choose the option representing the correct change in the displacement current through the capacitor,

Identify the incorrect Maxwell's equation out of the following options.

A thin non-conducting ring of mass , radius carrying a charge can rotate freely about its own axis which is vertical. At the initial moment, the ring was at rest in horizontal position and no magnetic field was present. At instant , a uniform magnetic field is switched on which is vertically downward and increase with time according to the law . Neglecting magnetism induced due to rotational motion of ring.
If the surface of a ring is perpendicular to Magnetic Field, then the magnitude of an electric field on the circumference of the ring is: (Take and as the magnetic field and the radius of ring)