4.0 CAPACITOR AND DIELECTRICS

Energy stored

Capacitance - the ratio of the charge on either plate to the potential difference between them

In Parallel

Formula of capacitance of parallel-plate

In Series

Effective capacitance

Effective capacitance

Charging and Discharging of capacitor

Charging process
-time required for the charge on the capacitor to reach 63% of its maximum charge

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Dielectric constant

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Discharging process
-time required for the charge on the capacitor decreased to 37% of its initial value

Time constant

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