Unit+12+-+DC+Circuits

Due - Monday, March 7, 2011 Capacitors - Virtual Lab

Before beginning this virtual lab activity, answer the following questions:

1. What is a capacitor? 2. What are 3 uses of capacitors in our everyday lives?

Include the answers to these questions at the beginning of your lab paper.


 * All graphs should be done using Excel (including the graphs in the preliminary questions.**



Review for Unit 12 Test

Your Unit 12 Test will consist of 7 problems containing the following ideas:
 * Capacitance
 * Energy stored in a capacitor
 * Capacitors with dielectrics
 * Equivalent Capacitance
 * C = Q/V
 * Equivalent Resistance
 * Ohm's Law
 * Power
 * Resistance & Resistivity
 * Kirchhoff's Rules
 * RC Circuits - Charging and Discharging a capacitor
 * *Keep in mind how a capacitor acts at different times.

Follow the link below and complete the practice questions for Chapter 24, 25, 26 before Period 1 on Thursday, March 22, 2012 [|Review Assignment]

Additional Review

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