How a capacitor stores charge

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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