written by Andrew Duffy

The Ejs Parallel Plate Capacitor model displays a parallel-plate capacitor which consists of two identical metal plates, placed parallel to one another. The capacitor can be charged by connecting one plate to the positive terminal of a battery and the other plate to the negative terminal.  The dielectric constant and the separation of the plates can be changed via sliders.  You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.  

Ejs Parallel Plate Capacitor model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_bu_capacitor.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for Newtonian mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

• Download ejs_bu_capacitor_v2.jar - 1061kb Java Archive File

Last Modified June 18, 2013

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A pdf document that contains exercises for use with the Ejs Parallel Plate Capacitor Model and the ejs_bu_capacitor.jar file.

• Download ejs_bu_capacitor_worksheet.pdf - 8kb Adobe PDF Document

Published June 8, 2008
Last Modified July 13, 2008