Energy stored in a capacitor
19.2What 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
Read the notes first
Chapter 19: Energy stored in a capacitor
Drill this topic
All 2 questions on Energy stored in a capacitor, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
2 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.

