🔋 Capacitor Lab

Explore how plate area, separation, and dielectric materials store energy

Difficulty: ● Medium

📐 Physics Formulas
C = κε₀A / d
Capacitance of parallel plates
Q = CV
Charge stored on plates
E = V / d
Electric field strength
📚 Key Concepts
  • Capacitance increases with larger plate area
  • Smaller separation leads to higher capacitance
  • Dielectric materials amplify stored charge
  • Electric field lines point from positive to negative
  • Energy is stored in the electric field
⚙️ Lab Settings
Battery Voltage 1.50 V
Plate Area 200 mm²
Separation 6.0 mm
Dielectric (κ) 1.0
Electric Field
Charge Carriers
0.30
Capacitance (pF)
0.45
Stored Charge (pC)
0.34
Stored Energy (pJ)
250
Field (V/m)