What are the steps to find the capacitance of spherical or cylindrical capacitors?

Find the electric field using Gauss's Law. 2. Calculate the potential difference using $\Delta V = - \int E \cdot dr$ . 3. Use $C = \frac{Q}{V}$ to find the capacitance.

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What are the steps to find the capacitance of spherical or cylindrical capacitors?

Find the electric field using Gauss's Law. 2. Calculate the potential difference using $\Delta V = - \int E \cdot dr$ . 3. Use $C = \frac{Q}{V}$ to find the capacitance.

In a parallel plate capacitor diagram, what do the plates represent?

The plates represent conductive surfaces that accumulate charge.

In a parallel plate capacitor diagram, what does the distance 'd' represent?

The distance 'd' represents the separation between the two conductive plates.

For a parallel plate capacitor, what does 'A' represent?

A represents the area of the plates.

For a parallel plate capacitor, what does 'd' represent?

d represents the distance between the plates.

In the equation $C = \frac{\epsilon_0 A}{d}$ , what does $\epsilon_0$ represent?

$\epsilon_0$ represents the permittivity of free space.