Familiarisation with Capacitor            

Aim of the experiment

After the end of this module the student would be able to

  • Provide a definition of capacitor and name its units
  • Explain how a capacitor can be constructed to give a particular value of capacitance
  • Explain why a capacitor has maximum working voltage
  • Determine experimentally the energy stored in a capacitor
  • Identify the value and type of capacitor
  • Identify the polarity of terminals