Question

What is a capacitor ? Give the definition, and units of capacitance. On which factors does the value of capacitance depend ? Give the symbol of capacitor.

Answer 1

The capacitors are the components that have the capacity or ability to store the energy in a form of electrical charge creating a potential variation across its various plates.

It is similar to the rechargeable battery.

The symbol of capacitance is F which is FARAD.

It depends on four factors including area of plates, a distance between plates, kind of dielectric material and temperature.