Seawater at frequency ν=4×108Hzhaspermittivityε80ε0permeabilityμμ0 and resistivity ρ=0.25 Ω-m. Imagine a parallel plate capacitor immersed in seawater and driven by an alternating voltage source V(t)=V0sin(2πνt). What fraction of the conduction current density is the displacement current density?

Hint: The displacement current density depends on the variation of the electric field between the plates of the capacitor.
Step 1:Findtheconductioncurrentdensity.
SupposethedistancebetweentheparallelplatesisdandappliedvoltageV(t)=V0sin2πνt.
Thus,electricfield,
E=V0dsin(2πνt)
NowusingOhm'slaw,J0=1ρVodsin(2πνt)
=V0ρdsin(2πνt)=J0csin2πνt
Here,J0c=V0ρd
Step 2:Findthedisplacementcurrentdensity.
Nowthedisplacementcurrentdensityisgivenas;
J0=εdEdt=εddtV0dsin(2πνt)
=2πνεV0dcos(2πνt)
=J0dcos(2πνt)
Where,J0d=2πνεVod
J0dJ0c=2πvεV0d.ρdV0=2πνερ
=2π×80ε0ν×0.25=4πε0ν×10
=10ν9×109=49