Capacitors

Definition

Devices used to store electrical energy in an electric field between two conducting plates, separated by an insulating material called a dielectric.

Related terms

Charge:

A fundamental property of matter that gives rise to electric forces and interactions.

Voltage (Potential Difference): The difference in electric potential between two points in an electric circuit.

Energy Stored in Capacitor: The amount of electrical energy stored in a capacitor, given by 1/2 * C * V^2, where C is capacitance and V is voltage.