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What is the primary purpose of a capacitor in a camera's flash?
What is the primary purpose of a capacitor in a camera's flash?
- To couple the camera circuitry to the flash
- To store potential energy for the flash (correct)
- To control the timing of the flash
- To tune the frequency of the camera's electronics
What is the SI unit for measuring capacitance?
What is the SI unit for measuring capacitance?
- Coulomb
- Volt
- Joule
- Farad (correct)
What is the primary application of a capacitor in a radio?
What is the primary application of a capacitor in a radio?
- To couple the radio's audio output to the speaker
- To store energy for the radio's power supply
- To tune the resonance frequency of the radio (correct)
- To control the timing of the radio's signals
What is the role of a coupling capacitor?
What is the role of a coupling capacitor?
What factor may affect the capacitance of a capacitor if it is not in a vacuum?
What factor may affect the capacitance of a capacitor if it is not in a vacuum?
What is the relationship between capacitance (C), charge (q), and potential difference (V)?
What is the relationship between capacitance (C), charge (q), and potential difference (V)?
What is the purpose of a Geiger-Mueller (GM) counter?
What is the purpose of a Geiger-Mueller (GM) counter?
Which equation is used to calculate the work needed to charge a capacitor?
Which equation is used to calculate the work needed to charge a capacitor?
What type of capacitor configuration is used in a GM counter?
What type of capacitor configuration is used in a GM counter?
What happens when ionizing radiation passes through the GM counter tube?
What happens when ionizing radiation passes through the GM counter tube?
What is the purpose of the cathode and anode in a GM counter?
What is the purpose of the cathode and anode in a GM counter?
What is the purpose of using materials with high atomic numbers for the walls of a GM counter?
What is the purpose of using materials with high atomic numbers for the walls of a GM counter?
What is the formula for the potential energy of a charged capacitor?
What is the formula for the potential energy of a charged capacitor?
What is the purpose of placing a dielectric material between the conducting plates of a capacitor?
What is the purpose of placing a dielectric material between the conducting plates of a capacitor?
What is the symbol used to represent the dielectric constant?
What is the symbol used to represent the dielectric constant?
What is the formula for calculating the dielectric constant?
What is the formula for calculating the dielectric constant?
Which material from the table has the highest dielectric constant at 20°C?
Which material from the table has the highest dielectric constant at 20°C?
What is the relationship between the potential energy stored in a capacitor and the work done to charge the capacitor?
What is the relationship between the potential energy stored in a capacitor and the work done to charge the capacitor?
What is the relationship between the electric field when the dielectric is absent ($E_0$) and present ($E_A$), and the dielectric constant (K)?
What is the relationship between the electric field when the dielectric is absent ($E_0$) and present ($E_A$), and the dielectric constant (K)?
Which expression correctly represents the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor in terms of the dielectric constant (K), permittivity of free space ($\epsilon_0$), area of the plate (A), and distance between the plates (d)?
Which expression correctly represents the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor in terms of the dielectric constant (K), permittivity of free space ($\epsilon_0$), area of the plate (A), and distance between the plates (d)?
What is the relationship between the surface charge density ($\sigma$) and the electric field ($E_0$) for a capacitor in vacuum?
What is the relationship between the surface charge density ($\sigma$) and the electric field ($E_0$) for a capacitor in vacuum?
If the dielectric constant (K) of a material is greater than 1, what can be said about the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor with that material as the dielectric?
If the dielectric constant (K) of a material is greater than 1, what can be said about the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor with that material as the dielectric?
What is the unit of the permittivity of free space ($\epsilon_0$)?
What is the unit of the permittivity of free space ($\epsilon_0$)?
If the area of the plates in a parallel-plate capacitor is increased, while keeping the distance between the plates and the dielectric material constant, what happens to the capacitance?
If the area of the plates in a parallel-plate capacitor is increased, while keeping the distance between the plates and the dielectric material constant, what happens to the capacitance?
What is the relationship between the surface charge density and the distance between the plates of a capacitor?
What is the relationship between the surface charge density and the distance between the plates of a capacitor?
What is the relationship between the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor and the distance between the plates?
What is the relationship between the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor and the distance between the plates?
What happens to the leaves of the electroscope connected to one of the plates of a charged capacitor?
What happens to the leaves of the electroscope connected to one of the plates of a charged capacitor?
What happens to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the plates are moved farther apart?
What happens to the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the plates are moved farther apart?
What is the unit of the permittivity of free space, $\epsilon_0$?
What is the unit of the permittivity of free space, $\epsilon_0$?
What is the purpose of an electroscope in the context of a capacitor?
What is the purpose of an electroscope in the context of a capacitor?
