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Gibilisco - Capacitance

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 223 | Last updated: Jan 21, 2013

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Capacitance acts to store electrical energy as

Current.

Voltage.

A magnetic field.

An electric field.

Capacitance

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 14 | Last updated: May 17, 2017

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What is a capacitor?

It is an electrical component that has the ability to store charge.

An electrical component that is found in devices such as the iPhone

An electrical component that reduces or resists electrical current flow

A and b

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Questions: 6 | Attempts: 13 | Last updated: May 17, 2017

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What is a capacitor?

It is an electrical component that has the ability to store charge.

An electrical component that is found in devices such as the iPhone

An electrical component that reduces or resists electrical current flow

A and b

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Capacitance acts to store electrical energy as

current.

voltage.

a magnetic field.

an electric field.

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As capacitor plate area increases, all other things being equal,

the capacitance increases.

the capacitance decreases.

the capacitance does not change.

the current-handling ability decreases.

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As the spacing between plates in a capacitor is made smaller, all other things being equal,

the capacitance increases.

the capacitance decreases.

the capacitance does not change.

the resistance increases.

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What is a capacitor?

It is an electrical component that has the ability to store charge.

An electrical component that is found in devices such as the iPhone

An electrical component that reduces or resists electrical current flow

a and b

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What is the difference between a stylus pen and our nails?

A stylus pen is made of a conductive material that can transmit an electric field that allows it to make contact whereas our nails are made of keratin which does not conduct electricity.

A stylus pen is made with resistive material which allows the pen it to interact with the iphone screen whereas our nails are made of keratin which does not conduct electricity.

All the above

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What physical properties would change the overall capacitance of a capacitor?

Making capacitor plates bigger

Decreasing the distance between the capacitor plates

Changing physical properties would not do anything to change how much electrical charge a capacitor can store

A & B

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What is a capacitor?

It is an electrical component that has the ability to store charge.

An electrical component that is found in devices such as the iPhone

An electrical component that reduces or resists electrical current flow

a and b

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What is the difference between a stylus pen and our nails?

A stylus pen is made of a conductive material that can transmit an electric field that allows it to make contact whereas our nails are made of keratin which does not conduct electricity.

A stylus pen is made with resistive material which allows the pen it to interact with the iphone screen whereas our nails are made of keratin which does not conduct electricity.

All the above

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What physical properties would change the overall capacitance of a capacitor?

Making capacitor plates bigger

Decreasing the distance between the capacitor plates

Changing physical properties would not do anything to change how much electrical charge a capacitor can store

A & B

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