Capacitors: What Good Are They? - Short description of a fundamental capacitor, and units used to measure capacitance.

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Capacitors: What Good Are They?

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	Short description of a fundamental capacitor, and units used to measure capacitance. Illustrations of capacitors in electronic circuits, with animation. Sponsored Links:
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Title:	Capacitors
Description:	capacitor, capacitance, charge, electrostatic field, dielectric, surface area, plates, separation,farad, F , microfarad, µF, nanofarad, picofarad,time constant,rc, storage,
Category:	Field - Surface - Time - Charge - Plates - Separation - Area - Capacitance - Capacitor - Dielectric - Storage - Electrostatic - Farad - Microfarad - Nanofarad - Picofarad - Constant

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