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They store electric charge between two conductive plates.
The total capacitance decreases compared to individual capacitors.
The total capacitance increases, equal to the sum of individual capacitances.
It measures a capacitor's ability to store charge per unit voltage.
Energy is directly proportional to the square of the charge.
C = 4πε₀L / ln(b/a), where L is length and a, b are radii.
In series, voltage adds up; in parallel, charge adds up.
The farad (F) is the unit of capacitance.
The total voltage is the sum of the voltages across each capacitor.
The electric field is the gradient of the potential difference.
V = k * q / r, where k is Coulomb's constant.
Capacitance decreases as the distance between plates increases.
It increases capacitance by reducing the electric field strength.
Energy is inversely proportional to the voltage applied.
It experiences a force that causes it to move.
It means the force on a charge is constant throughout the field.