Capacitance
Introduction
Capacitance is the ability of a body to store an electrical charge. Any object that can be electrically charged exhibits capacitance. A common form of energy storage device is a parallel-plate capacitor. In a parallel plate capacitor, capacitance is directly proportional to the surface area of the conductor plates and inversely proportional to the separation distance between the plates.
Capacitance. (2014, July 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:24, August 29, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capacitance&oldid=617926031
Capacitance. (2014, July 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:24, August 29, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capacitance&oldid=617926031
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