Physics A-Level
Charge and potential difference in capacitors
What Charge and potential difference in capacitors means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The charge Q stored is directly proportional to the potential difference V across it, so the graph is a straight line through the origin.
Topics that use Charge and potential difference in capacitors
- Energy stored by a capacitor (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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