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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/19%3A_Electric_Potential_and_Electric_Field/19.05%3A_Capacitors_and_DielectricsA capacitor is a device used to store charge, which depends on two major factors—the voltage applied and the capacitor’s physical characteristics. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when th...A capacitor is a device used to store charge, which depends on two major factors—the voltage applied and the capacitor’s physical characteristics. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the plates are separated by air or free space. A parallel plate capacitor with a dielectric between its plates has a capacitance that is sensitive to the dielectric constant of the material. The maximum electric field strength when an insulating material break down is called dielectric strength.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/PHYS202_-_JJC_-_Testing/09%3A_Chapter_9/9.01%3A_Capacitance/9.1.06%3A_Molecular_Model_of_a_DielectricAll molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isola...All molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isolated nonpolar molecule. In other words, polar molecules have permanent electric-dipole moments and nonpolar molecules do not. Nonpolar molecules can become polar in the presence of an external electrical field, which is called induced polarization.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/Physics_122%3A_General_Physics_II_(Collett)/04%3A_Capacitance/4.06%3A_Molecular_Model_of_a_DielectricAll molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isola...All molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isolated nonpolar molecule. In other words, polar molecules have permanent electric-dipole moments and nonpolar molecules do not. Nonpolar molecules can become polar in the presence of an external electrical field, which is called induced polarization.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/04%3A_Electric_Potential_Energy_Electrical_Potential_or_Voltage_and_Capacitance/4.07%3A_Capacitors_and_DielectricsThis produces a layer of opposite charge on the surface of the dielectric that attracts more charge onto the plate, increasing its capacitance. (b) The dielectric reduces the electric field strength i...This produces a layer of opposite charge on the surface of the dielectric that attracts more charge onto the plate, increasing its capacitance. (b) The dielectric reduces the electric field strength inside the capacitor, resulting in a smaller voltage between the plates for the same charge.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Kettering_University/Electricity_and_Magnetism_with_Applications_to_Amateur_Radio_and_Wireless_Technology/07%3A_Capacitance/7.06%3A_Molecular_Model_of_a_DielectricAll molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isola...All molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isolated nonpolar molecule. In other words, polar molecules have permanent electric-dipole moments and nonpolar molecules do not. Nonpolar molecules can become polar in the presence of an external electrical field, which is called induced polarization.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Grand_Rapids_Community_College/PH246_Calculus_Physics_II_(2025)/04%3A_Capacitance/4.05%3A_Molecular_Model_of_a_DielectricAll molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isola...All molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isolated nonpolar molecule. In other words, polar molecules have permanent electric-dipole moments and nonpolar molecules do not. Nonpolar molecules can become polar in the presence of an external electrical field, which is called induced polarization.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/University_Physics_II_-_Thermodynamics_Electricity_and_Magnetism_(OpenStax)/08%3A_Capacitance/8.06%3A_Molecular_Model_of_a_DielectricAll molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isola...All molecules can be classified as either polar or nonpolar. There is a net separation of positive and negative charges in an isolated polar molecule, whereas there is no charge separation in an isolated nonpolar molecule. In other words, polar molecules have permanent electric-dipole moments and nonpolar molecules do not. Nonpolar molecules can become polar in the presence of an external electrical field, which is called induced polarization.
