Capacitance

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Module 5

Grant and Dave

 What is capacitance
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 Capacitors-component in a circuit that stores
energy
 Dielectric-insulating the capacitors
 Capacitance-the amount of charges stored in a
capacitor per unit of electric potential
 Solve the ff.
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1. Value of charge
Voltage supplied

2. Value of charge
Voltage supplied
 Factors that Affect
Capacitance
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VARIABLES Effect on Capacitance

Area of the Increase Increase

conducting plate Decrease Decrease
Increase Increase
Distance between
the changing plates Decrease Decrease

More Conducting Decrease

Type of Dielectric
Less Conducting Increase
 Shape of Capacitors
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 Parallel plate
Simple structure, two parallel plates are separated by
dielectric that contains charges
 Cylindrical
The cylinder inside contains positive charge. Larger
capacitor has more capacitance than thin ones
 Spherical
Similar to cylindrical, it has internal sphere that
contains a charge. Dielectric is placed between the outer
sphere and inner sphere.
 Capacitors in a Circuit
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Series Connection
Parallel Connection
please try to answer example 3 page 74
 Applications of
Capacitance
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Charged Parallel-Plate Capacitors
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Batteries and Electroscopes
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Camera Flash Lamps
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Geiger Counters
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Coaxial Cables