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Name |
Capacitance of Parallel-Plate Capacitor |
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Equation |
C
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ε
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A
d
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Definition of terms |
C = capacitance, ε0 = electric constant, A = area of plates, d = distance between plates |
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Comments |
The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is as given. The capacitance is defined as the charge on the capacitor divided by the potential difference (voltage). |
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References
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics , R P Feynman, R B Leighton, M Sands, Addison-Wesley, 1963 |
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