Capacitance

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/capacitance

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who invented Capacitance?The Leyden jar, an early capacitor, was independently invented around 1745
2. What is capacitance?Capacitance is the ability of a device to store electric charge. It is measured in Farads, the unit named after Michael Faraday.
3. How does a capacitor store energy?A capacitor has two plates with opposite charges. The electric field between them holds the energy, like a tiny battery.

Capacitance: The property of a system to store electric charge, measured in Farads.
Capacitor: An electronic component comprising two conductors separated by a dielectric, designed for charge storage.
Dielectric: An electrical insulator that increases capacitance and stores energy in an electric field.
Electric Field: A region where electric forces are exerted, crucial for energy storage in capacitors.