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Understanding Capacitance and Capacitors in Physics

Explore the concept of capacitance and capacitors in physics, covering parallel-plate capacitor basics, energy storage, and key properties. Learn about the unit of capacitance, factors affecting it, and how capacitance relates to charge and voltage. Discover the importance of size, shape, and insulating material in capacitive devices.

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Understanding Capacitance and Capacitors in Physics

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  1. Capacitance Physics Department, New York City College of Technology

  2. Capacitor Capacitance Parallel-plate capacitor Key words

  3. Capacitor • Capacitor • A device that can store electric charge

  4. For a given capacitor, we find Q is the amount of charge acquired by each conducting plate of the capacitor V is the voltage applied across it C is called capacitance Capacitance

  5. Capacitance • The unit of capacitance is farad (F) • C does not depend on Q or V • Instead, C depends on • Size • Shape • Relative position of the two conductors • The insulating material between them

  6. Parallel-plate capacitor • Plate area A • Plate separation d • Permittivity of the insulating material ε • Dielectric constant k with • Capacitance C

  7. Energy stored in a capacitor • The electric potential energy stored in a capacitor is • Since , we have

  8. Example #1 • capacitor

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