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Capacitors and capacitance

Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

How a capacitor stores charge and works, the charge/discharge characteristics of capacitive circuits, how to select a capacitor, the rules for series and parallel connection, and why capacitors matter.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Capacitors and capacitance
  2. How a capacitor stores charge
  3. Capacitance, units and what changes C
  4. Charge and discharge in RC circuits
  5. Types of capacitors
  6. Selecting a capacitor from a datasheet
  7. Series and parallel capacitor networks
  8. Why capacitors matter in appliances