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This is detailed notes from Chapter 5 General Physics 2...

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General'Physics'2'Notes'Rutgers' W='W1'+W2'='O'+'K'q1q2/r' EPEpair'='K'q1q2/r' EPEq1'='q1V2'='q1(Kqa/r)'Kq1q2/r' EPEq2'='q2vV1'='q2(Kq1/r)'='Kq1q2/r' Equipotential'Lines' Equipotential'lines'along'which'each'point'is'at'the'same' potential'on'an'equipotential.'The'equipotential'line'or'surface' is'perpendicular'to'the'direction'of'the'electric'field'lines'at' every'point' Capacitors' A'capacitor'stores'electric'charge'and'consists'of'two' conductors'separated'by'an'insulator'known'as'a'dielectric.' The'capacitance'of'a'capacitor'depends'on'the'physical' characteristics'of'the'capacitor'as'well'as'the'insulating' material'which'seperates'the'conducting'surfaces' For'a'parallel'plate'capacitor'the'capacitance'is'given'by' 'C'='Keo'A/d'K=1'for'dry'air'K>1' K'is'the'dielectric'constant'of'the'insulating'material'between' the'plates.'For'dry'air'at'20'degrees'C,'K='1.0006m'Eo'is'the' permittivity'of'the'free'space,'Eo'='8.85'*10^-12'C2/n2rn2'' A'is'the'surface'area'for'each'plate'and'd'is'the'distance' between'the'plates' The'ability'of'a'capacitor'to'store'electric'charge'is'referred'to' as'capacitance'Q'is'the'charge'stored'in'Coulombs'and'V'is'the' potential'difference'between'the'conducting'surface'in'volts'' Units''

The'SI'unit'of'capacitance'is'the'Farad(F)'where'IF='1'C/V' Energy'Stored'in'a'Capacitor'' A'charged'capacitor'stores'energy.'The'energy'stored'in' charging'a'capacitor'from'an'uncharged'condition'to'a'charged' of'(q)'and'a'potential'difference(V)''...