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A capacitor made of two parallel plates each of plate area A and separation d is being charged by an external ac source. Show that the displacement current inside the capacitor is the same as the current charging the capacitor.

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SOLUTION :The CAPACITANCE of the parallel plate capacitor
`C=(in_0A)/d`
EFFECTIVE emf in a purely capacitative circuit driven by an ac voltage V is
`V'=V-q/C`
`therefore` The circuit EQUATION is
`V-q/C=0` or , q=CV
`therefore` Charging current , `I=(dq)/(dt)=C(dV)/(dt)=(in_0A)/d (dV)/(dt)`
Displacement current ,
`I_d=in_0(dphi_E)/(dt)=in_0(d)/(dt)(EA)=in_0(d)/(dt)(V/dA)=(in_0A)/(d)(dV)/(dt)`
`therefore I_d=I`


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