Learning Goal: To understand the meaning of capacitance and ways of calculating capacitance What is the voltage V between the plates of the capacitor? Express V in terms of the quantities given in the introduction and any required physical constants. When a positive charge q is placed on a conductor that is insulated from ground, an electric field emanates from the conductor to ground, and the conductor will have a nonzero potential V relative to ground. If more charge is placed on the conductor, this voltage will increase proportionately. The ratio of charge to voltage is called the capacitance C of this conductor: C = a/V. ? V = Figure 1 of 1 Part D Now find the capacitance C of the parallel-plate capacitor. Express C in terms of quantities given in the introduction and constants like eo. να ΑΣφ C =

Learning Goal: To understand the meaning of capacitance and ways of calculating capacitance What is the voltage V between the plates of the capacitor? Express V in terms of the quantities given in the introduction and any required physical constants. When a positive charge q is placed on a conductor that is insulated from ground, an electric field emanates from the conductor to ground, and the conductor will have a nonzero potential V relative to ground. If more charge is placed on the conductor, this voltage will increase proportionately. The ratio of charge to voltage is called the capacitance C of this conductor: C = a/V. ? V = Figure 1 of 1 Part D Now find the capacitance C of the parallel-plate capacitor. Express C in terms of quantities given in the introduction and constants like eo. να ΑΣφ C =