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Episode 127: Capacitors in Series and Parallel
In this learning episode, from the Institute of Physics, students derive formulae for capacitors in series and parallel to reinforce their understanding of circuits involving capacitors.
The activities in this learning episode include:
• charge, voltage and capacitance
• deriving formulae for capacitors in series and parallel
• checking the formulae using a capacitance meter
• worked examples using the formulae
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