The capacitance C of a capacitor is defined as the charge stored per unit potential difference VThe unit of capacitance is the farad F.A graph of charge against potential difference at constant current (graph of current about 15 μA is shown below) is a straight line.
Capacitance
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Specification: Edexcel Physics (9PH0), A-level, Topic 7: Electric and Magnetic Fields, statements 116 and 117. Topic: Capacitors.
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