Which mechanism causes current to flow when voltage changes across an ideal capacitor?

💡 Explanation

Capacitors pass alternating current through displacement current, because changing electric fields induce virtual conduction. This arises in the dielectric medium of the capacitor; therefore displacement current is the direct mechanism, rather than effects involving electron tunnelling.

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