At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û explain why the capacitance of a capacitor depends on its dimensions and the distance between its plates û describe the phenomenon of capacitor leakage. û state the formula for the energy of a capacitor. û state the formula for the capacitance of capacitors connected in series. û state the formula for the capacitance of capacitors connected in parallel.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.