Discuss how energy is stored in capacitors and inductors. Are the equations linear or nonlinear?

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Energy stored in capacitors and inductors revolves around the electric and magnetic fields'
principles. The stored energy in an electric field between two conducting plates separated by a dielectric
material is a capacitor. Meanwhile, stored energy in a magnetic field created by the current flowing
through a coil of wire is an inductor.

The equation for the stored energy in a capacitor is linear because both the energy and the
square of the voltage are directly proportional to one another. The equation is E = (1/2)(C)(V^2), where E
represents the stored energy, C for the capacitance, and V for the voltage flowing through the capacitor.

While the equation for energy storage in an inductor is linear because both the energy and the
square of the current are directly proportional. The equation is determined by E = (1/2)(L)(I^2), where E
represents the energy stored, L for the inductance, and I for the current flowing through the inductor.

Both the capacitor's and inductors' equations for stored energy are linear which is evident from
where both the energy is directly proportional to the square of the voltage or current.