Lesson 5 Capacitance

Question 1

is a passive device for storing electric charges.

Answer 1

Capacitor

Question 2

The simplest type of capacitor
consists of _____________________ separated
from each other by a thin sheet
of insulating material or
dielectric.

Answer 2

Two parallel conducting plates

Question 3

Insulating Material

Answer 3

Dielectric

Question 4

Classification of Capacitors

Answer 4

Parallel Plate Capacitors
Cylindrical Capacitors
Spherical Capacitors

Question 5

This type of capacitor has two
parallel charging plates are
separated by a dielectric that
contains charges. The
capacitance is directly
proportional to the area of the
plates as well as to the distance
between these plates.

Answer 5

Parallel Plate Capacitors

Question 6

have different construction with
inner and outer cylindrical
structures. The capacitance of
a cylindrical capacitor varies
directly with its length. Longer
capacitor provides higher
capacitance, whereas a
shorter provides a lower value.

Answer 6

Cylindrical Capacitors

Question 7

have an internal spherical
structure and it is one of the charged bodies of
the capacitor. The other charged body is the
outer spherical structure that covers the internal
sphere. The capacitance of this capacitor
varies directly with its overall radius. Increasing
the radius of this type of capacitor will enlarge
the spherical surface.

Answer 7

Spherical Conductor

Question 8

is the ability of a capacitor to
store charges.

Answer 8

Capacitance

Question 9

is mathematically defined as the ratio
of the amount of charge q in one plate to the
potential difference V between the plates

Answer 9

Capacitance

Question 10

The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is
affected by the following factors:

Answer 10

The Area of the Plate
The Distance between the plates
The Dielectric Between them

Question 11

The bigger the area of the
plates, the ____________the capacitance

Answer 11

greater

Question 12

The closer the plates to each other, the __________ the capacitance

Answer 12

greater

Question 13

The capacitance is determined in terms of
the material’s _______________________ є – the higher
the є, the ________ the capacitance.

Answer 13

Permittivity Constant, greater

Question 14

Capacitance in a series Constant

Answer 14

Charge (Q)

Question 15

Capacitance in a Series Total Voltage

Answer 15

Summation of all the Voltages

Question 16

Capacitance in a Series Total Capacitance

Answer 16

One over the summation of the reciprocals of the individual capacitance

Question 17

Capacitance in a Parallel Total Capacitance

Answer 17

Summation of all the individual capacitance

Question 18

Capacitance in a Parallel Total Charge

Answer 18

Summation of all the individual charges

Question 19

Capacitance in a Parallel Constant

Answer 19

Voltage