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Today’s agenda: Capacitance. You must be able to apply the equation C=Q/V. Capacitors: parallel plate, cylindrical, spherical. You must be able to calculate the capacitance of capacitors having these geometries, and you must be able to use the equation C=Q/V to calculate parameters of capacitors. Circuits containing capacitors in series and parallel. You must understand the differences between, and be able to calculate the “equivalent capacitance” of, capacitors connected in series and parallel. Capacitors and Dielectrics Capacitance A capacitor is basically two parallel conducting plates with air or insulating material in between. E V0 A capacitor doesn’t have to look like metal plates. L Capacitor for use in high-performance audio systems. V1 The symbol representing a capacitor in an electric circuit looks like parallel plates. Here’s the symbol for a battery, or an external potential. +- When a capacitor is connected to an external potential, charges flow onto the plates and create a potential difference between the plates. Capacitor plates build up charge. -+ +V - The battery in this circuit has some voltage V. We haven’t discussed what that means yet. If the external potential is disconnected, charges remain on the plates, so capacitors are good for storing charge (and energy). +conducting wires +V Capacitors are also very good at releasing their stored charge all at once. The capacitors in your tube-type TV are so good at storing energy that touching the two terminals at the same time can be fatal, even though the TV may not have been used for months. High-voltage TV capacitors are supposed to have “bleeder resistors” that drain the charge away after the circuit is turned off. I wouldn’t bet my life on it. On-line “toy” here. Graphic from http://www.feebleminds-gifs.com/. assortment of capacitors +Q -Q C Here’s this V thing again. It is the potential difference provided by the “external potential.” For example, the voltage of a battery. V is really a V. + V The magnitude of charge acquired by each plate of a capacitor is Q=CV where C is the capacitance of the capacitor. Q C V C is always positive. V is really V. The unit of C is the farad but most capacitors have values of C ranging from picofarads to microfarads (pF to F). micro 10-6, nano 10-9, pico 10-12 (Know for exam!)