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A parallel plate capacitor as shown in figure made of circular plates each of radius R = 6.0 cm has a capacitance C = 100 pF. The capacitor is connected to a 230 V ac supply with a (angular) frequency of 300 rad s−1s^{-1}.
(a) What is the rms value of the conduction current?
(b) Is the conduction current equal to the displacement current?
(c) Determine the amplitude of B at a point 3.0 cm from the axis between the plates.
Solution:  
(a) Capacity of capacitor C = 100 pF
Capacitive reactance XCX_C = 1ωC\frac{1}{\omega C} = 1300×100×10−12\frac{1}{300 \times 100 \times 10^{-12}}
∴ XCX_C = 1083\frac{10^8}{3} Ω
If IrmsI_{\text{rms}} is the rms value of conduction current
IrmsI_{\text{rms}} = ErmsXC\frac{E_{\text{rms}}}{X_C} = 230 × 3 × 10−810^{-8} = 690 × 10−810^{-8} = 6.9 µA
(b) Yes, the conduction current in wires is always equal to displacement current within plates.
(c) To find magnetic field B of a point 3 cm from the axis within plates, let us assume a loop of radius 3 cm with center on axis.
Now modified Ampere’s Law.
∫ B⃗⋅dl⃗\vec{B} \cdot \vec{dl} = μ0[1πR2πr2]\mu_0 \left[ \frac{1}{\pi R^2} \pi r^2 \right]
B × 2πr = μ0Ir2R2\frac{\mu_0 I r^2}{R^2}
For amplitude of magnetic field, we require
I0I_0 = Irms2I_{\text{rms}} \sqrt{2} = 6.9 2\sqrt{2} µA
So, B0B_0 = μ02π×I0rR2\frac{\mu_0}{2\pi} \times \frac{I_0 r}{R^2} = 2 × 10−710^{-7} × 6.92×10−6×3×10−2(6×10−2)2\frac{6.9 \sqrt{2} \times 10^{-6} \times 3 \times 10^{-2}}{(6 \times 10^{-2})^2}
B0B_0 = 1.63 × 10−1110^{-11} T
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