Capacitors and Dielectrics

Capacitance is the measure of an object's ability to store electric charge.

A dielectric partially opposes a capacitor's electric field but can increase capacitance and prevent the capacitor's plates from touching.

The parallel-plate capacitor is one that includes two conductor plates, each connected to wires, separated from one another by a thin space.

Like any other form of electrical circuitry device, capacitors can be used in series and/or in parallel within circuits.

Dielectric breakdown is the phenomenon in which a dielectric loses its ability to insulate, and instead becomes a conductor.