Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

1. Concept Overview / Statement of the Law The line integral of an electrostatic field along a path from point…

1. Concept Overview / Statement of the Law Electrostatic Potential Difference (commonly called Voltage) tells us how much work is

1. Concept Overview / Statement of the Law Electrostatic Potential (also called Electric Potential) is a measure of how much

1. Statement of the Concept The electric potential at any point due to a group of point charges is defined

1. Statement of the Concept The electric potential at any point due to an electric dipole is defined as the

1. Concept Overview When capacitors are connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is the sum of the individual capacitances. In

1. Concept Overview A capacitor stores electrical energy in the form of an electric field between its plates when it

1. Concept Overview When two or more conductors are connected by a conducting wire, charges redistribute among them until they

1. Concept Overview / Statement of the Law An equipotential surface is a surface on which the electric potential is