Physics A-Level
Direct addition of capacitance
What Direct addition of capacitance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Direct addition of capacitance
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The formula is applied by adding the capacitance values directly, without taking reciprocals.
Topics that use Direct addition of capacitance
- Capacitors (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Capacitance
- Charging
- Discharging
- Experimental measurement of charge and p.d.
- Reciprocal relationship for capacitance
- Series and parallel capacitor rules
- Series combination of capacitors
- Unit prefixes and conversions
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