NEET2023PhysicsAlternating CurrentActual
An ac source is connected to a capacitor C . Due to decrease in its operating frequency:
Options
- Acapacitive reactance remains constant
- Bcapacitive reactance decreases
- Cdisplacement current increases
- Ddisplacement current decreases
Correct answer
D. displacement current decreases
Step-by-step solution
Capacitive reactance is given by, X C = 1 ω C ⇒ X C ∝ 1 ω Clearly, as ω decreases the value of the X C will increase. Now, as impedance of the circuit is decreasing and as we know, conduction current will be equal to the displacement current, hence displacement current will decrease.