Capacitor Lab

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  • Capacitor
  • Capacitance
  • Circuits
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Topics

  • Capacitor
  • Capacitance
  • Circuits

Description

Explore how a capacitor works! Change the size of the plates and add a dielectric to see how it affects capacitance. Change the voltage and see charges built up on the plates. Shows the electric field in the capacitor. Measure voltage and electric field.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Determine the relationship between charge and voltage for a capacitor.
  • Determine the energy stored in a capacitor or a set of capacitors in a circuit.
  • Explore the effect of space and dielectric materials inserted between the conductors of the capacitor in a circuit.
  • Determine the equivalent capacitance of a set of capacitors in series and in parallel in a circuit.
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Teacher-Submitted Activities

Using PhET in Electricity Unit A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS
Demo
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Capacitor Lab: Inquiry into Capacitor Design A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS
HW
Lab
Physics
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Physics
Earth Science
Chemistry
Biology
The capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor, effects of dielectric in a capacitor Inna Shpiro HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
Capacitor and Dielectric 2 Bassam Rashed UG-Intro
UG-Adv
HS
Other
Guided
Demo
HW
Lab
Remote
Physics
Capacitors - Introduction- Bassam Rashed HS
UG-Intro
UG-Adv
Demo
HW
Remote
Lab
Guided
Physics
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS
Other Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Virtual Lab Jessica Leiken HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other Physics
PhET Student Interactive Introduction on Capacitance & Dielectric Constants Megan Stadt HS Lab
Guided
HW
Mathematics
Physics
Lab: Capacitance Largo HS Lab Physics
'Lectronic Plates Dean Baird HS
UG-Intro
Lab
HW
Physics
The Two-Plate Special Dean Baird HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
Capacitor Building Guided Inquiry Tom O'Dell HS Lab
Caps in Parallel, Series Timothy Long HS CQs
Capacitors Duane Dolejsi UG-Intro
HS
Lab Physics
Capacitors and Dielectrics Thad Gough HS Lab Physics
Virtual Capacitor Lab Clive Hamilton UG-Intro
HS
Lab Physics
PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López UG-Intro
HS
Other Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
LKS Kapasitor Agus Sugiharto HS Lab Physics
Rangkaian Kapasitor Zoewono zoewono syahputra HS Lab Physics
CAPACITOR - EXPERIMENTO VIRTUAL WELLINGTON QUEIROZ HS
MS
Guided
Lab
Physics
Taller y laboratorio capacitores Raúl Eduardo Cruz Garzón HS
UG-Intro
Lab
Guided
Mathematics
Physics
Laboratorio Virtual de Capacitancia basado en las propuestas del A.A.F. Diego Fernando Becerra Rodríguez UG-Adv Lab Physics
variables de capacitores GUDIEL ROBLERO MS HW Physics
Laboratorio de capacitores con y sin dieléctrico. Mario Platero UG-Intro Lab
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Physics

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Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Noah Podolefsky (lead)
  • Chris Malley (developer)
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Mike Dubson
  • Piccolo2D