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Energy stored in a capacitor

19.2

What the syllabus asks of you

  • determine the electric potential energy stored in a capacitor from the area under the potential–charge graph
  • recall and use W = ½QV = ½CV²

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Chapter 19: Energy stored in a capacitor

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2 questions

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