Measuring Capacitance¶
Objective
Measuring capacitance and explore the series and parallel combinations of capacitors.
Procedure
- Connect the capacitor between IN1 and Ground.
- Click on “Capacitance on IN1” . Should not touch the capacitor while measuring
- Repeat the measurement for Series and parallel combinations
Discussion
We have used capacitors in this activity. For parallel
combination, the effective capacitance is given by
, and for series combination by
.
You can make the capacitors by pasting thin metal foils on both sides of
insulators like paper, polythene or glass.