A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 20 μF is being charged by a voltage source whose potential is changing at the rate of 3 V/s. The conduction current through the connecting wires, and the displacement current through the plates of the capacitor, would be, respectively :

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[Solution] $I = C\frac{dV}{dt} = 20 	imes 10^{-6} 	imes 3 = 60$ μA; conduction and displacement currents are equal. Answer (2).

Q. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 20 μF is being charged by a voltage source whose potential is changing at the rate of 3 V/s. The conduction current through the connecting wires, and the displacement current through the plates of the capacitor, would be, respectively :

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