A wire carries an alternating current i = i₀sinωt. Is there an
electric field in the vicinity of the wire?

Question

A wire carries an alternating current i = i0sinωt. Is there anelectric field in the vicinity of the wire?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

Given: Alternating current

The current is the rate of flow of charge per unit time. Mathematically

For a time, t, we can assume the charges in the wire are at rest,

then the charge will be given as

Similarly, a no. of charges can be assumed to be at rest. These

charges produce a time varying electric field.