Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Capacitance is the capability of two conductors to store charge between them and this capability is measured in Farads, which are Coulombs of charge per volt.

This video goes into the details of what this charge storage capacity means and outlines some general uses for capacitors.

00:00 Introduction
00:32 Capacitance Animation
01:54 Capacitance Definition
03:11 Capacitance Definition Refined
03:45 Capacitance Units
04:13 Purpose of capacitors
05:17 Applications of capacitors

Intro Audio Credit:
Richard Feynman

Outro Song Credit:
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