Capacitor and Dielectric

• Capacitors - are essentially two conductors, usually conduction plates but any two conductors – separated by an insulator – dielectric – with connection wires to the two conducting plates.
• Series circuit - all components are connected end-to-end, forming a single path for current flow.
• The SI unit of capacitance is called Farad (F), in honor of the 19th-century English physicist Michael Faraday.
• Capacitance - is a measure of the ability of a capacitor to store energy.
• Dielectric - An insulating material such as paper or plastic between the plates. Can be used to maintain separation of the plates.