CAPACITAN

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Capacitance is the term that refers to the ability of
a capacitor to store charge. It’s also the
measurement used to indicate how much energy a
particular capacitor can store. The more
capacitance a capacitor has, the more charge it can
store. Capacitance is the ratio of the change in an
electric charge in a system to the corresponding
change in its electric potential.
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
OF CAPACITANCE
 
Capacitance is measured in Farads, which is name
after Michael Faraday (1791-1867). The symbol for
Farads is F.
To Compute the Capacitance,
C
 C is the capacitance in farads,
 Q is the quantity of stored electrical charge in
coulombs,
 V is the difference in potential in volts.
 HOW TO COMPUTE
SERIES CAPACITANCE
 SERIES CAPACITOR

1. What is the total voltage gain in the circuit?

2. What is the total capacitance in the circuit?
3. What is the total charge stored in the circuit?
4. What is the charge stored in each capacitor?
5. What is the voltage across each capacitor?
 
HOW TO COMPUTE THE
PARALLEL CAPACITANCE
 PARALLEL CAPACITOR

1. What is the total voltage gain in the circuit?

2. What is the total capacitance in the circuit?
3. What is the total charge stored in the circuit?
4. What is the voltage across each capacitor?
5.  What is the charge stored in each capacitor?
 HOW TO COMPUTE THE
COMBINATION OF SERIES
AND PARALLEL
CAPACITANCE
COMBINATION