Capacitance Calculator

✖Relative Permittivity is a measure of the ability of a material to store electric charge and is a critical parameter in electrostatics.ⓘ Relative Permittivity [ε_r]			+10% -10%
✖Charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes objects to experience a force when placed in an electrostatic field.ⓘ Charge [Q]			+10% -10%
✖Voltage is the electric potential difference between two points, measured in volts, and is a fundamental concept in understanding electrostatic forces and interactions.ⓘ Voltage [V]			+10% -10%

✖Capacitance is the ability of a system to store electric charge, typically measured in farads, and is a crucial concept in electrostatics.ⓘ Capacitance [C]

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Capacitance Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage
C = ε_r*Q/V
This formula uses 4 Variables

Variables Used

Capacitance - (Measured in Farad) - Capacitance is the ability of a system to store electric charge, typically measured in farads, and is a crucial concept in electrostatics.
Relative Permittivity - Relative Permittivity is a measure of the ability of a material to store electric charge and is a critical parameter in electrostatics.
Charge - (Measured in Coulomb) - Charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes objects to experience a force when placed in an electrostatic field.
Voltage - (Measured in Volt) - Voltage is the electric potential difference between two points, measured in volts, and is a fundamental concept in understanding electrostatic forces and interactions.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Relative Permittivity: 4.5 --> No Conversion Required
Charge: 0.3 Coulomb --> 0.3 Coulomb No Conversion Required
Voltage: 120 Volt --> 120 Volt No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

C = ε_r*Q/V --> 4.5*0.3/120

Evaluating ... ...

C = 0.01125

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.01125 Farad --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.01125 Farad <-- Capacitance

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Capacitance of Spherical Capacitor

LaTeX Go Capacitance = (Relative Permittivity*Radius of Sphere*Radius of Shell)/([Coulomb]*(Radius of Shell-Radius of Sphere))

Capacitance of Cylindrical Capacitor

LaTeX Go Capacitance = (Relative Permittivity*Length of Cylinder)/(2*[Coulomb]*(Outer Radius of Cylinder-Inner Radius of Cylinder))

Capacitance of Parallel Plate Capacitor

LaTeX Go Parallel Plate Capacitance = (Relative Permittivity*[Permitivity-vacuum]*Area of Plates)/Distance between Deflecting Plates

Capacitance

LaTeX Go Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage

Capacitance Formula

LaTeX Go

Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage
C = ε_r*Q/V

What is Capacitance?

Capacitance is the ability of a component to store electrical charge. It measures how much charge a capacitor can hold per unit of voltage applied. The higher the capacitance, the more charge the capacitor can store.

How to Calculate Capacitance?

Capacitance calculator uses Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage to calculate the Capacitance, Capacitance formula is defined as a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store electric charge, which is a fundamental property of a device that opposes changes in voltage, and is a crucial component in electronic circuits, filters, and oscillators, playing a vital role in regulating the flow of electric current. Capacitance is denoted by C symbol.

How to calculate Capacitance using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Capacitance, enter Relative Permittivity (ε_r), Charge (Q) & Voltage (V) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Capacitance calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.01125 = 4.5*0.3/120.

FAQ

What is Capacitance?

Capacitance formula is defined as a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store electric charge, which is a fundamental property of a device that opposes changes in voltage, and is a crucial component in electronic circuits, filters, and oscillators, playing a vital role in regulating the flow of electric current and is represented as C = ε_r*Q/V or Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage. Relative Permittivity is a measure of the ability of a material to store electric charge and is a critical parameter in electrostatics, Charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes objects to experience a force when placed in an electrostatic field & Voltage is the electric potential difference between two points, measured in volts, and is a fundamental concept in understanding electrostatic forces and interactions.

How to calculate Capacitance?

Capacitance formula is defined as a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store electric charge, which is a fundamental property of a device that opposes changes in voltage, and is a crucial component in electronic circuits, filters, and oscillators, playing a vital role in regulating the flow of electric current is calculated using Capacitance = Relative Permittivity*Charge/Voltage. To calculate Capacitance, you need Relative Permittivity (ε_r), Charge (Q) & Voltage (V). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Relative Permittivity, Charge & Voltage and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Capacitance?

In this formula, Capacitance uses Relative Permittivity, Charge & Voltage. We can use 3 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Capacitance = (Relative Permittivity*Radius of Sphere*Radius of Shell)/([Coulomb]*(Radius of Shell-Radius of Sphere))
Capacitance = (Relative Permittivity*Length of Cylinder)/(2*[Coulomb]*(Outer Radius of Cylinder-Inner Radius of Cylinder))
Capacitance = (Permittivity*Relative Permittivity*Area)/Distance between Deflecting Plates

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