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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/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/18%3A_Electric_Charge_and_Electric_Field/18.06%3A_Electric_Forces_in_BiologyClassical electrostatics has an important role to play in modern molecular biology. Large molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and so on—so important to life—are usually electrically charged. DN...Classical electrostatics has an important role to play in modern molecular biology. Large molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, and so on—so important to life—are usually electrically charged. DNA itself is highly charged; it is the electrostatic force that not only holds the molecule together but gives the molecule structure and strength.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/NATSCI-1A%3A_Natural_Science_for_Educators_Fresno_City_College_(CID%3A_PHYS_140)/15%3A_Atomic_Theory_and_Periodic_Table/15.10%3A_Molecular_Structure_and_PolarityVSEPR theory predicts the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule. It states that valence electrons will assume an electron-pair geometry that minimizes repulsions between areas of high e...VSEPR theory predicts the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule. It states that valence electrons will assume an electron-pair geometry that minimizes repulsions between areas of high electron density (bonds and/or lone pairs). Molecular structure, which refers only to the placement of atoms in a molecule and not the electrons, is equivalent to electron-pair geometry only when there are no lone electron pairs around the central atom.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/03%3A_Electric_Charge_and_Electric_Field/3.07%3A_Electric_Forces_in_BiologyThe symbols \delta ^{-} and \delta ^{+} indicate that the oxygen side of the \mathrm{H_{2}O} molecule tends to be more negative, while the hydrogen ends tend to be more positive. These mic...The symbols \delta ^{-} and \delta ^{+} indicate that the oxygen side of the \mathrm{H_{2}O} molecule tends to be more negative, while the hydrogen ends tend to be more positive. These microtubules are hollow tubes composed of proteins that guide the movement of chromosomes when cells divide, the motion of other organisms within the cell, and provide mechanisms for motion of some cells (as motors).
- 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/Coalinga_College/Physical_Science_for_Educators_(CID%3A_PHYS_14)/03%3A_Atomic_Theory_and_Periodic_Table/3.04%3A_Molecular_Structure_and_PolarityVSEPR theory predicts the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule. It states that valence electrons will assume an electron-pair geometry that minimizes repulsions between areas of high e...VSEPR theory predicts the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule. It states that valence electrons will assume an electron-pair geometry that minimizes repulsions between areas of high electron density (bonds and/or lone pairs). Molecular structure, which refers only to the placement of atoms in a molecule and not the electrons, is equivalent to electron-pair geometry only when there are no lone electron pairs around the central atom.
