Capacitance — basic concept

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• electricity
• electricity basic
• physics
• physics formula

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Intuitive explanation

La capacitancia mide cuánta carga puede almacenar un conductor por cada volt de diferencia de potencial.

Derivation

Worked example

Also known as

• capacitance formula
• capacitance equation
• fórmula de capacitancia

Related topics

• Basic electricity

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