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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Electric Current in Conductors

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Current in Conductors

A capacitor without a dielectric is connected to a battery at t = 0...

A capacitor without a dielectric is connected to a battery at t=0t = 0. Let AA be a point in the connecting wires and BB be a point between the plates.

Options

  1. ACurrent does not flow through BB.
  2. BCurrent does not flow through AA.
  3. CCurrent flows through AA as long as the charging is incomplete.
  4. DCurrent flows through BB as long as the charging is incomplete.

Correct answer

D. Current flows through BB as long as the charging is incomplete.

Step-by-step solution

When a capacitor is connected to a battery, conduction current flows through the connecting wires during the charging process. Since point AA lies in the connecting wires, conduction current flows through AA as long as the charging is incomplete.

Between the plates of the capacitor, there is no physical medium, so conduction current is zero. However, as the capacitor charges, the electric field between the plates changes with time. This changing electric field produces a displacement current given by Id=ε0dΦEdtI_d = \varepsilon_0 \dfrac{d\Phi_E}{dt}. Since point BB lies between the plates, displacement current flows through BB as long as the charging is incomplete.

Therefore, current flows through both AA and BB until the capacitor is fully charged.
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