Capacitors Flashcards

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Capacitance

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Charge stored per volt of potential difference between the plates

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Capacitor

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Electrical component that stores charge

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Permittivity

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Charge per unit area on oppositely charged parallel plates when electric field strength between plates is 1V per metre

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Time Constant

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Time taken to discharge to 0.37% of initial voltage or to charge to 0.63% of final voltage

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