Capacitors and Capacitance

Describes what is and what affects capacitance. Introduces the parallel plate capacitor and equivalent capacitance, discusses the dielectric constant and explains energy stored in a capacitor. Solved examples. IB Physics Topic 11.3
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Table of Contents
0:00 A battery connected to plates
6:12 One of these in not like the others
7:13 Capacitance formula
9:53 Solved Example
12:34 Parallels between equivalent resistance and equivalent capacitance
14:34 Physical Explanation
17:02 Solved Example
18:29 Energy stored in a Capacitor
21:29 Energy Problem example
27:15 Summary