The discussion centers on the potential difference in capacitors, specifically addressing a capacitor with one plate at +75 V and the other at -75 V. This configuration indicates a total potential difference of 150 V across the capacitor, as the voltage is defined by the difference between the two plates. The charge stored on each plate is equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, with the positive plate holding +Q and the negative plate holding -Q. Understanding these principles is crucial for analyzing capacitor behavior in electrical circuits.
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All that matters with capacitors is the potential difference across the plates because that is the voltage V as in Q = C V. So you can view this as one plate being at potential 0 V and the other at 150 V or -75 V and 75 V, or 250 V and 100 V.stpmmaths said:
See above. What is the difference in electrostatic potential between the plates?
3) Charge stored on each plate is it the same as charge stored in the whole capacitor?
