21.1 + 21.2 Capacitance Flashcards
1
Q
Compare a capacitor and a battery
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2
Q
What is a capacitor?
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A device designed to store energy by storing charge.
Energy is stored in electrostatic fields in the form of electrostatic potential energy. Two metal plates are separated by an insulator
3
Q
What does it mean to store a total charge of Q?
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*electron flow is not the same as conventional current
4
Q
What is the capacitance C of a capacitor defined as?
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Charge stored per unit p.d
5
Q
What is capacitance ?
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A property of a capacitor, deep and on its design and construction. All capacitors do not behave the same way despite applied p.d
6
Q
What is the charge stored in a capacitor dependant on?
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