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Part of Electric Force, Field, and Potential in AP® Physics 2: Algebra-Based. Read the opening section, then create a free account for the full interactive lesson, practice, and progress tracking.
Capacitors are electrical components that will hold electric potential energy. The most common type of capacitor you will see in a parallel-plate capacitor. A parallel plate has 2 conducting plates that are parallel to each other. One plate has a positive charge while the other has a negative charge of the same magnitude.
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