A-Level Physics Specification

OCR A H556

Section 6.1.1: Capacitors

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#6.1.1a

capacitance; \(C = \dfrac{Q}{V} \); the unit farad

#6.1.1b

charging and discharging of a capacitor or capacitor plates with reference to the flow of electrons

#6.1.1c

total capacitance of two or more capacitors in series;
\(\dfrac{1}{C} = \dfrac{1}{C_1} + \dfrac{1}{C_2} + ... \)

#6.1.1d

total capacitance of two or more capacitors in parallel;
\(C = C_1 + C_2 + ... \)

#6.1.1e

(i) analysis of circuits containing capacitors, including resistors

(ii) techniques and procedures used to investigate capacitors in both series and parallel combinations using ammeters and voltmeters.

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