Explore how a capacitor works! Change the size of the plates and add a dielectric to see how it affects capacitance. Change the voltage and see charges built up on the plates. Shows the electric field in the capacitor. Measure voltage and electric field. Java required.

Concepts

capacitance

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)