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This video demonstration illustrates the voltage and charge capacity of a parallel plate capacitor. In one experiment, constant voltage is maintained across a parallel pate capacitor. The effect of increasing the distance between the plates on the flow of charge is demonstrated. In the second experiment, a fixed amount of charge is deposited on one of the plates and the effect of the separation of the plates is shown. The effect of placing a dielectric between the plates is also illustrated. The video includes a short explanation of the demonstration.
This video is part of a video demonstration collection created by the Physics Department at MIT.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=12205">Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 20, 2009.</a>
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), WWW Document, (https://youtu.be/e0n6xLdwaT0?si=ysdlvNxBIcFTqaXT).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics, MIT TechTV: Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2009), <https://youtu.be/e0n6xLdwaT0?si=ysdlvNxBIcFTqaXT>.
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. (2009, February 20). MIT TechTV: Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://youtu.be/e0n6xLdwaT0?si=ysdlvNxBIcFTqaXT
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 20, 2009. https://youtu.be/e0n6xLdwaT0?si=ysdlvNxBIcFTqaXT (accessed 16 October 2026).
Technical Services Group @ MIT Physics. MIT TechTV: Adjustable Capacitor with Dielectric. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. 20 Feb. 2009. 16 Oct. 2026 <https://youtu.be/e0n6xLdwaT0?si=ysdlvNxBIcFTqaXT>.
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