Question

A capacitor consists of two metal surfaces separated by an electrical insulator with no electrically conductive path through it. Why does a current flow in a resistor-capacitor circuit when the switch is closed?

Answer 1

Answer:

Displacement current flows in the dielectric material(insulated region)

Explanation:

Firstly a capacitor stores charge when a capacitor is charging (or discharging), current flows in the circuit. Also, there is no charge transfer in the dielectric material in the capacitor which is contradictory to the flow of current. Hence, displacement current is the current in the insulated region due to the changing electric flux.