Energy Storage in Capacitors and Electric-Field Energy

A capacitor, as we have seen above, is a system of two conductors with charge … Read more Energy Storage in Capacitors and Electric-Field Energy

CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL

Capacitors are manufactured with certain standard capacitances and working volt… Read more CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL

EFFECT OF DIELECTRIC ON CAPACITANCE

Most capacitors have a nonconducting material, or dielectric, between their con… Read more EFFECT OF DIELECTRIC ON CAPACITANCE

THE PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR

Fig.1:  A commercial capacitor is labeledwith the value of its capacitance. A p… Read more THE PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR

CAPACITORS, CAPACITANCE AND DIELECTRICS

A capacitor is a system of two conductors separated by an insulator (Fig. 1). T… Read more CAPACITORS, CAPACITANCE AND DIELECTRICS

Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field

When a test charge $q_0$ is placed in an electric field $\mathbf{E}$ created by… Read more Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field