Gravitational and Electric Fields · Spring Term

Capacitance

The study of energy storage in electric fields and the discharging characteristics of capacitors.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the dielectric material affect the charge storage capacity of a capacitor?
  2. 2Why is the discharge of a capacitor modeled by an exponential decay function?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply capacitor discharge timing to a camera flash circuit?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Physics - CapacitanceA-Level: Physics - Electric Fields
Year: Year 13
Subject: Physics
Unit: Gravitational and Electric Fields
Period: Spring Term

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