AP Physics 2 › Capacitors and Capacitance
You have 3 capacitors in series. Their capcitance's are ,
, and
. What is the total capacitance of the system?
Consider the given diagram. If , each plate of the capacitor has surface area
, and the plates at
apart, determine the excess charge on the positive plate.
Consider the given diagram. If , each plate of the capacitor has surface area
, and the plates are 0.1mm apart, determine the number of excess electrons on the negative plate.
You have 4 capacitors, ,
,
, and
, arranged as shown in the diagram below.
Their capacitances are as follows:
What is the total capacitance of the circuit?
If the maximum amount of charge held by a capacitor at a voltage of 12V is 36C, what is the capacitance of this capacitor?
Suppose I have a uniform electric field within a parallel plate capacitor with field strength of .
Suppose the capacitor's plates are in length and
in width, and the space between the plates is
.
Determine the capacitance of this system given that the space in between is a vacuum, and that the permittivity of empty space is
.
Consider the circuit:
What is the total equivalent capacitance?
Three capacitors are in parallel with each other. What can be said for certain about the total capacitance?
Suppose I have a uniform electric field within a parallel plate capacitor with field strength of .
Suppose the capacitor's plates are in length and
in width, and the space between the plates is
.
What is the voltage difference across the capacitor?
In this parallel-plate capacitor, the distance between the plates is
, the area of each plate is
, and the voltage across them is
.
Calculate the capacitance.