BRAINCAKEEnergy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
When a capacitor is charged, energy is needed to remove electrons from the positive plate and push them onto the negative plate.
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Key terms in this lesson
- capacitor
- A component that stores electric charge, consisting of two conducting plates separated by an insulator, called a dielectric.
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