8 Capacitance

amount of charge stored per unit volt

• capacitance
• capacitor
• dielectric
• dielectric constant

device that stores electrical charge and electrical energy

• capacitance
• capacitor
• dielectric
• dielectric constant

insulating material used to fill the space between two plates

• capacitance
• capacitor
• dielectric
• dielectric constant

factor by which capacitance increases when a dielectric is inserted between the plates of a capacitor

• capacitance
• capacitor
• dielectric
• dielectric constant

energy stored in a capacitor divided by the volume between the plates

• energy density
• parallel combination
• parallel-plate capacitor
• series combination

components in a circuit arranged with one side of each component connected to one side of the circuit and the other sides of the components connected to the other side of the circuit

• energy density
• parallel combination
• parallel-plate capacitor
• series combination

system of two identical parallel conducting plates separated by a distance

• energy density
• parallel combination
• parallel-plate capacitor
• series combination

components in a circuit arranged in a row one after the other in a circuit

• energy density
• parallel combination
• parallel-plate capacitor
• series combination