Drop in EMF caused by Capacitance is proportional to Accumulated Charge

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Physical Law

The drop in EMF $E_C$ caused by a capacitor is proportional to the electric charge $Q$ that has accumulated on the capacitor:

$E_C = \dfrac 1 C Q$


The reciprocal of the constant of proportion $\dfrac 1 C$ is known as the capacitance of the capacitor.


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