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Capacitors.txt

  1. What does a capacitor do?
    Has the capacity to store charge and enegy.
  2. What is the capacity of a capacitor?
    C = Q/V
  3. What is the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor?
    C = Aε/d
  4. If inside of a capacitor distance "d" between two plates is made smaller, what happens to the Capacity?
    Increases
  5. What is the unit for Capacitors?
    C/V aka Farad
  6. What is 1012?
    Terra
  7. What is 109?
    Giga
  8. What is 106?
    Mega
  9. What is 103?
    Kilo k
  10. What is 10-3?
    Milli m
  11. What is 10^-6?
    Micro υ
  12. What is 10-9?
    Nano n
  13. What is 10-12?
    Pico p
  14. What is the equation for Spherical Capacitors?
    • 1
    • k(1/Rinner - 1/Router)
  15. What is the equation for Cylindrical Capacitors?
    • L
    • 2k ln(Rlarge/Rsmall)

    R is the Radius
  16. What would increase the capacitance of a parallel plate?
    Move the plates closer together
  17. If the voltage between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is doubled, the charge on the capacitor does what?
    Double
Author
kariefury
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Capacitors.txt
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Capacitors and the prefix for unit values.
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