Parallel Plate Capacitor Physics Problems

This physics video tutorial provides a basic introduction into the parallel plate capacitor. It explains how to calculate the electric charge stored on a capacitor given the capacitance in farads and the voltage across the capacitor. It explains the meaning of the farad in terms of coulombs per volt. In addition, it discusses how to calculate the capacitance, electric charge, and the electric field inside a parallel plate capacitor given the separation distance of the plates and the area. Finally, this video discusses how a capacitor works. it explains how it can store a charge and then release it for later use.

Physics 2 - Basic Introduction:

Coulomb's Law and Electric Force:

Electric Fields:

Electric Potential:

Electric Potential Energy:

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Parallel Plate Capacitor:

Energy Stored In a Capacitor:

Energy Density of a Capacitor:

Dielectrics of Capacitors:

Capacitors - Review:

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Electric Current In Circuits:

The Electric Battery:

Ohm's Law Problems:

Resistance and Resistivity:

Physics PDF Worksheets:

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[MYGGWarcraft]

Hello. I believe your value for Capacitance is incorrect (7:30). You show it's (2.655 * 10^-9), but if you use the numbers used in the problem you actually get (3.0 * 10^-9).

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[jakecanda]

A parallel-plate capacitor of 20 𝜇𝐹 capacitance is charged to a potential difference of 5 V. How much charge is
stored in each plate?

[lilcody]

For d I used 5mm --> m which is 0.005, however my answer came out to 10^-10 as opposed to -9. So what step am I forgetting here, I know the conversion is correct, but I don't understand why .5*10^-3 was used in its place.

[IamKudos]

so is that area in the equation just for one plates, or both of the plates?

[ronaldos]

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[hi.]

before this vid, i thought F was ferrets, instead of farads

[fadlyahmad]

can i know why did you use k as 1 instead of 9*9(pow9)?

[ukoqtob]

wait in the end (9v)/(0.005m) is 1800, not 18000
did i do something wrong here?

[dharanishree]

But they asked for charge on each plate?