Question

The flow of electrons which does not pass through the battery is known as ____________

(a) Conduction current

(b) Leakage current

(c) Charging current

(d) Displacement current

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

This key question is from Displacement Current in a Dielectric topic in portion Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) Conduction current

To explain I would say: Conduction current is the flow of electrons from the positive plate of the capacitor to the negative plate of the capacitor, not through the battery. Hence the type of current which flows without passing through the battery is conduction current.