Q. Which one of the following is not a measurable quantity?

Correct Answer: Displacement current

Solution

Resistance, voltage, and voltage difference are physical quantities that can be directly measured using instruments like ammeters, voltmeters, and ohmmeters.

Displacement current was introduced by Maxwell to maintain the continuity of current in regions where there is a time-varying electric field. It is not associated with the actual flow of charge.

Since displacement current cannot be measured directly using any measuring instrument and is a conceptual quantity derived from changing electric fields, it is not a measurable quantity.

Hence, the correct answer is displacement current.

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