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5v r c – 3B Scientific Plate Capacitor D User Manual

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Calculate the capacitance C of the capacitor
using equation 3.

Calculate the field constant ε

0

from the ca-

pacitance C, the surface area of the plates A
and the distance between the plates d.

d

A

C

ε

=

0

(4)






5V

R

C

Fig. 2

Determining the permittivity of free space (or electric field constant) ε

0

from the charge/discharge function