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| What is a capacitor? |
Lil' black cylinder with wires sticking out, or any gap over which electrons amass, increasing the potential difference |
| What unit is capacitance measured in? |
Farads |
| When capacitors are in series, how can the total capacitance be calculated? |
The inverse of the SUM of the inverses of the individual capacitances. |
| When capacitors are connected in parallel, how can the total capacitance be calculated? |
It is the SUM of the capacitances. |
| What is the name of the constant that relates the Voltage to the Charge across a capacitor? |
Capacitance (constant of proportionality) |
| What are capacitors used for? |
timing |
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