Hydrous Caperilla said:
The charge on a capacitor is the amount of electrical energy stored on one of its plates. It is measured in coulombs (C).
The charge on a capacitor can be calculated using the formula Q = CV, where Q is the charge, C is the capacitance of the capacitor, and V is the voltage across the capacitor.
When a capacitor is connected to a battery, the charge on the capacitor increases until it reaches the same voltage as the battery. This is known as charging the capacitor.
No, a capacitor cannot hold a constant charge as it will eventually discharge due to leakage currents. However, the rate of discharge can be slowed down by using capacitors with higher dielectric strength and lower leakage currents.
The capacitance of a capacitor is directly proportional to the charge stored on its plates. This means that as the charge increases, the capacitance also increases. However, the capacitance of a capacitor is also affected by other factors such as the distance between the plates and the material of the dielectric.
