Q.

An AC source is connected to a capacitor C. Due to decrease in its operating frequency            [2023]

1 displacement current decreases  
2 capacitive reactance remains constant  
3 capacitive reactance decreases  
4 displacement current increases  

Ans.

(1)

Capacitive inductance, XC=12πfC

As frequency decreases, XC increases.

So, conduction current decreases. Hence, displacement current decreases.