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written by Michael Davidson
published by the Florida State University
supported by the National Science Foundation
This resource is an introductory tutorial on capacitance, the property of an electric conductor to store an electric charge. It includes a brief history, simple descriptions of how capacitors work in series and parallel circuits, explanations of factors affecting capacitance, and examples of capacitors in action. The tutorial is accompanied by eight interactive java simulations that illustrate the concepts discussed.

This page is part of a much larger collection of tutorials on electricity and magnetism, created and maintained by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University.

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Capacitance
- Electromotive Force and Current
- Electrostatics
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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© 1995 Michael W. Davidson and The Florida State University
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Keywords:
Leyden jar, capacitance, capacitors, dielectric, electricity, electricity simulations, electromotive force, lightning, simulations for capacitance, variable capacitors
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M. Davidson, (Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1995), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html).
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M. Davidson, Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance (Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1995), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html>.
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Davidson, M. (2003, March 14). Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from Florida State University: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html
Chicago Format
Davidson, Michael. Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Tallahassee: Florida State University, March 14, 2003. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html (accessed 20 April 2024).
MLA Format
Davidson, Michael. Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance. Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1995. 14 Mar. 2003. National Science Foundation. 20 Apr. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/electricity/capacitance.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Michael Davidson", Title = {Molecular Expressions: An Introduction to Capacitance}, Publisher = {Florida State University}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {20 April 2024}, Month = {March 14, 2003}, Year = {1995} }
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