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Which additional current did Maxwell propose to remove the inconsistency?

ADisplacement current
BDispleasing current
CDisappearing current
DDiscouraging current
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Displacement current
1. The original circuital law failed for a charging capacitor. 2. Maxwell added a second contribution to fix it. 3. He suggested the existence of an additional current, called the displacement current. 4. So the answer is displacement current. _Source: NCERT Class XII Physics Part I, Ch 8 'Electromagnetic Waves'_
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