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What is a capacitor?
What is a capacitor?
A capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.
What is a parallel plate capacitor?
What is a parallel plate capacitor?
A parallel plate capacitor consists of two conductive plates separated by a dielectric material, with the plates facing each other.
What is meant by capacitance of a conductor?
What is meant by capacitance of a conductor?
The capacitance of a conductor is a measure of its ability to store an electrical charge.
Write down the factors affecting the capacitance of a conductor.
Write down the factors affecting the capacitance of a conductor.
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Describe the electric field and electric potential inside a charged conductor.
Describe the electric field and electric potential inside a charged conductor.
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Three conductors of capacitance C1, C2, and C3 are connected in series. Derive an expression for the equivalent capacitance.
Three conductors of capacitance C1, C2, and C3 are connected in series. Derive an expression for the equivalent capacitance.
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Three conductors of capacitance C1, C2, and C3 are connected in parallel. Derive an expression for the equivalent capacitance.
Three conductors of capacitance C1, C2, and C3 are connected in parallel. Derive an expression for the equivalent capacitance.
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Derive an expression for a parallel plate capacitor.
Derive an expression for a parallel plate capacitor.
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Derive an expression for electric potential due to a point charge through a surface parallel to the electric field is zero.
Derive an expression for electric potential due to a point charge through a surface parallel to the electric field is zero.
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Derive an expression for potential at a point due to an electric dipole in axial position.
Derive an expression for potential at a point due to an electric dipole in axial position.
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Prove that the potential at a point on the neutral axis of a dipole is zero.
Prove that the potential at a point on the neutral axis of a dipole is zero.
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Derive the expression for the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric medium between the plates is partially filled.
Derive the expression for the capacity of a parallel plate capacitor when a dielectric medium between the plates is partially filled.
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Derive an expression for the capacity of a spectacle conductor. On what factors does the capacitor depend?
Derive an expression for the capacity of a spectacle conductor. On what factors does the capacitor depend?
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Study Notes
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
- Capacitor: A device storing electrical energy
- Parallel Plate Capacitor: A capacitor with parallel plates
- Capacitance of a conductor: The ability of a conductor to store charge
- Factors affecting capacitance: Area of plates, distance between plates, dielectric constant of material between plates
- Electric field and electric potential inside a charged conductor: Electric field is zero inside a charged conductor, electric potential is constant inside a charged conductor
- Equivalent capacitance in series: 1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3
- Equivalent capacitance in parallel: Ceq = C1 + C2 + C3
- Parallel plate capacitor derivation: Formula for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor (includes permittivity of free space, area of plates, and distance between plates)
- Electric potential due to a point charge: Formula for electric potential due to a point charge through a surface parallel to the electric field is zero
- Electric dipole potential (axial position): Formula for the potential at a point due to an electric dipole in an axial position
- Electric dipole potential (neutral axis): The potential at a point on the neutral axis of a dipole is zero
- Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor (partially filled): Formula when the capacitor has a dielectric medium partially filling the space between plates
- Factors affecting capacitor: Area of plates, distance between plates, material (dielectric constant)
- Practice numericals: From NCERT involving combinations of capacitors (series and parallel) and intensity of electric fields.
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Test your knowledge on electrostatic potential and capacitance concepts, including the functioning of capacitors and the factors affecting capacitance. This quiz will challenge you on the formulas and principles governing electric fields and potentials in charged conductors.
