Physics A-Level
Reciprocal relationship for capacitance
What Reciprocal relationship for capacitance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Reciprocal relationship for capacitance
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Reference: OCR
The reciprocal of the total capacitance equals the sum of the reciprocals of the individual capacitances: 1/C = 1/C₁ + 1/C₂ + ... .
Topics that use Reciprocal relationship for capacitance
- Capacitors (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Capacitance
- Charging
- Discharging
- Experimental measurement of charge and p.d.
- Series and parallel capacitor rules
- Series combination of capacitors
- Unit prefixes and conversions
- Verification of predicted total capacitance
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