Physics A-Level
Series combination of capacitors
What Series combination of capacitors means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Series combination of capacitors
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A connection in which the same charge Q is stored on each capacitor and the potential differences add to the supply p.d.
Topics that use Series combination of capacitors
- 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
- Unit prefixes and conversions
- Verification of predicted total capacitance
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