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This diagram shows three capacitors connected in series with a cell of e.m.f. 1.5 V.

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Calculate the charges Q1 to Q6 on each of the plates.

Important Questions on Capacitance

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This diagram shows three capacitors connected in series with a cell of e.m.f. 1.5 V.

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Calculate the p.d. across each capacitor.

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(a) State one use of a capacitor in a simple electric circuit.
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This is a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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Deduce the resistance R of the resistor.

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This is a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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Explain why the current decreases as the capacitor discharges.

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This is a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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The charge on the capacitor is equal to the area under the graph. Estimate the charge on the capacitor when the potential difference across it is 9.0 V.

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Figure 1 shows a circuit used to investigate the discharge of a capacitor, and Figure 2 is a graph showing the change in current with time when the capacitor is discharged.

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Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.

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The spherical dome on a Van de Graff generator has a diameter of 40 cm and the potential at its surface is 5.4kV.

Calculate the charge on the dome.

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The spherical dome on a Van de Graff generator has a diameter of 40 cm and the potential at its surface is 5.4kV.

Calculate the capacitance of the dome.

An earthed metal plate is moved slowly towards the sphere but does not touch it. The sphere discharges through the air to the plate. This graph shows how the potential at the surface of the sphere changes during the discharge.

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