Question

A capacitor made of  two parallel plates each or plate area A and separation d, is being charged by an external a.c. source. Show that the displacement current inside the capacitor is the same as the current charging the capacitor.

Answer 1

Yes, the ammeter will show a momentary deflection.

The momentary  deflection is due to the flow of electrons in the circuit during the charging process. During this process, the electric field between the capacitor plates is changing and hence a displacement current flows in the gap.

Hence we can say that there is a continuity of current in the circuit.