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A variable frequency a.c source is connected to a capacitor. How will the displacement current change with decrease in frequency?

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A variable frequency a.c source is connected to a capacitor. How will the displacement current change with decrease in frequency?

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Capacitive reaction `X_C = 1/(2pi fC)`

Hence, `X_C  oo 1/f`

As frequency decreases, `X_C` increases and the conduction current is inversely proportional to `X_C (because I  oo  1/(X_C))`.

It means the displacement current decreases as the conduction current is equal to the displacement current.

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