| A
capacitor is a passive electronic component that stores energy in the form
of an
electrostatic field. In its simplest form, a capacitor
consists of two conducting plates separated by an insulating material called
the dielectric. Capacitance is directly proportional to the surface
areas of the plates, and is inversely proportional to the plates' separation. |
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| Capacitance also depends
on the dielectric constant of the dielectric material separating
the plates.
The standard
units of Capacitance,
farad: F
microfarad: µF (1 µF = 10-6 F)
picofarad: pF (1 pF = 10-12 F) |
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