Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A capacitor of is charged so that the voltage across it rises steadily at V/s. Use . Find the charging current in the wire, the displacement current in the gap, and the rate at which the electric flux through the gap is changing.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. and V/s.
Plan. The charge on the plates grows at the rate . That is the current in the wire, and the displacement current in the gap equals it.
Step 1. The charging current. .
Step 2. The displacement current. It equals the charging current: mA. So the total current has no break between the wire and the gap.
Step 3. The rate of change of the flux. We want , so .
Answer: mA; mA; V m/s.
Check. The number is large because is tiny: a small current in the gap needs a very fast change of flux.
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A charging capacitor has a displacement current in its gap. It equals the charging current, and for parallel plates . The Ampere-Maxwell law is .