Capacitors

Question 1

How is a capacitor formed?

Answer 1

Two conducting plates of +Q and -Q placed with an electric field applied

Question 2

What is the equation for capacitance?

Answer 2

C=Q/V=ϵ0A/d

Question 3

What are the two types of capacitance?

Answer 3

Self-capacitance for a single conductor and mutual capacitance for a pair of conductors

Question 4

How do capacitors add in series?

Answer 4

1/C_eq=1/C_1+1/C_2

Question 5

How do capacitors add in parallel?

Answer 5

C_eq=C_1+C_2