myxomatosii said:What is Q?
N electrons * Charge of electron?
I'm going back and re-reading the entire chapter leading up to this one in cased I missed something.
I'm completely lost when it comes to electricity and that's not like me.
A parallel plate capacitor is a device that stores electric energy by accumulating opposite charges on two parallel conducting plates separated by a small distance. It is commonly used in electronic circuits to store and release electrical energy.
The electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor can be calculated using the equation E = V/d, where E is the electric field strength, V is the potential difference between the plates, and d is the distance between the plates.
The electric field strength in a parallel plate capacitor is affected by the distance between the plates, the surface area of the plates, and the dielectric constant of the material between the plates. Increasing the distance or decreasing the surface area will result in a weaker electric field, while a higher dielectric constant will result in a stronger electric field.
When a dielectric material is inserted between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, the electric field decreases due to the polarizing effect of the dielectric material. This results in an increase in the capacitance of the capacitor.
In theory, the electric field between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor can be uniform if the plates are infinitely large and the distance between them is infinitely small. However, in practical applications, the electric field is not completely uniform due to edge effects and imperfections in the plates and dielectric material.