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Carl Hepburn
This web page explains the structure of capacitors and how they function. Topics covered include the energy of charging, capacitor circuits, dielectrics, and RC circuits. There are interactive flash simulations of the charging and discharging capacitors.
This is a part of an online tutorial in physics at http://www.splung.com/main.php
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Year = {2007}
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