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5. ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL & CAPACITANCE

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CAPACITANCE
ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL
5. Capacitance is the ability of a body to store
1. Electrostatic potential is the work done in electric charges. The device which stores
bringing a unit positive charge from infinity electric charges is called capacitor.
Capacitance of a capacitor C=Q/V
to a point. V = W/q Its SI unit is volt (V). Its SI unit is farad (F).
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2. Electric potential due to a point charge is H0 A
C=
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4SH0 r 7. For parallel combination of capacitors,
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3. Electric potential energy of two point charges is in parallel is C = C1 + C2
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For series combination of capacitors,
Q is same and Vv
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uniform electric field is U = – pE cos q = – p . E 1 1 1
series is given by C = C + C
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• 'Electrostatic Potential' measures the ability to perform the work on a charge.
• 'Electrostatic potential energy' is a measure of the strength of the nearby charges
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• Capacitance measures the ability to store charge.
• Batteries convert Chemical energy into Electrical energy whereas capacitors store energy.
• Capacitors (i) draw energy from a battery and stores energy.
(ii) charge and discharge electric energy.
(iii) keep voltage at the same level.
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F IMP SAQ: Electric Potential due to point charge,
Equivalent capacitance in series and parallel combination of capacitors.