Chapter 26 Circuits: Capacitors
In this chapter you will learn about capacitors in circuits.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
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Relate the capacitance of a circuit to the stored charge and the electric potential difference.
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Determine the energy stored in a capacitor.
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Determine the equivalent capacitance of a circuit.
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Use Kirchhoff’s Laws to quantify the behavior of a complicated circuit.
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Describe the behavior of simple RC circuits qualitatively and quantitatively.
