Re: Capacitor energy experiment

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

These changes would change the capacitance--C =
(permittivity)x(Area)/(separation).  I think the original question stands if
the capacitance of each capacitor is fixed at 1 F, regardless of the
construction of the capacitor.

Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kilmer, Skip" <kilmers@GREENHILL.ORG>

> A stronger electric field due to closer plate spacing or a good dielectric
insulator would do it. A larger plate surface would too.
> sk



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Burns-Kaurin [mailto:mburns-k@SPELMAN.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 08:55
> To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
> Subject: Re: Capacitor energy experiment
>
>
> I will try asking Bob's question in a different way.  Suppose I have two 1
> F capacitors, each with potential difference 1 V.  What physical
difference
> between the capacitors makes one of them "store" 1 J while the other
> "stores" 0.5 J?
>
> Michael Burns-Kaurin
> Spelman College