A wire with conductivity carries current I The current is increasing at the rate dI dt a Show that there is a displacement current in the wire equal to ( 0 )(dI dt) b Evaluate the displacement current for a copper wire in which the current is increasing at 1 0 10 6 A s ...

Model Use Equation 3120 for the definition of the displacement current So ...

A wire with conductivity carries current I. The current is increasing at the rate dI/dt. a.

Question:

A wire with conductivity σ carries current I. The current is increasing at the rate dI/dt.
a. Show that there is a displacement current in the wire equal to (є₀/σ)(dI/dt).
b. Evaluate the displacement current for a copper wire in which the current is increasing at 1.0 × 10⁶ A/s.