Electromagnetism and Fields · Electricity and Magnetism

Electric Fields and Capacitance

An analysis of the forces between charges and the storage of energy within electric fields.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the configuration of charges determine the shape and strength of the resulting electric field?
  2. 2What variables affect the energy storage capacity of a parallel plate capacitor?
  3. 3How would an electronic engineer utilize capacitance to smooth fluctuations in a power supply?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9SPU05AC9SPU06
Year: Year 12
Subject: Physics
Unit: Electromagnetism and Fields
Period: Electricity and Magnetism

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