Electricity and Circuitry · Electricity & Magnetism
Electric Fields and Capacitance
Studying the forces between charges and the ability of systems to store electrical energy.
Key Questions
- 1How does the geometry of a capacitor affect its ability to store charge in a microcircuit?
- 2What variables affect the strength of an electric field around a point charge?
- 3How would an engineer apply electrostatic principles to reduce pollution in industrial chimneys?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
NCCA: Senior Cycle - Static ElectricityNCCA: Senior Cycle - Capacitance
Class/Year: 5th Year
Subject: Principles of the Physical World: Senior Cycle Physics
Unit: Electricity and Circuitry
Period: Electricity & Magnetism
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