Answer:
C. Charge on the capacitor
Explanation:
Read further: Capacitors consist of two parallel conductive
plates (usually a metal) which are prevented
from touching each other (separated) by an
insulating material called the “dielectric”. When
a voltage is applied to these plates an
electrical current flows charging up one plate
with a positive charge with respect to the
supply voltage and the other plate with an
equal and opposite negative charge.
Then, a capacitor has the ability of being able
to store an electrical charge Q (units in
Coulombs ) of electrons. When a capacitor is
fully charged there is a potential difference,
p.d. between its plates, and the larger the area
of the plates and/or the smaller the distance
between them (known as separation) the
greater will be the charge that the capacitor
can hold and the greater will be its
Capacitance.
The capacitors ability to store this electrical
charge ( Q ) between its plates is proportional
to the applied voltage, V for a capacitor of
known capacitance in Farads.
