Name: Basic Variable Capacitor
Brand: PASCO
SKU: ES-9079
Price: 239.0 USD

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Parallel plate capacitor permits a quantitative investigation of the Q=CV relationship.

What's Included

1x Basic Variable Capacitor
1x BNC connector cable for connection to an Electrometer

What to Consider

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Product Summary

Two 18 cm diameter plates allow the capacitance to be varied from 225 pF to zero by sliding the movable plate in its 28 cm long track. The sliding plate has adjustment screws to make the plates parallel to each other. Electrical connection studs are located on each plate.

A BNC connector cable is provided for connection to an Electrometer.

What's Included

1x Basic Variable Capacitor
1x BNC connector cable for connection to an Electrometer

Buying Guide

Recommended Accessories	P/N
Electrostatics Voltage Source	ES-9077
Basic Electrometer	ES-9078A

Also Available	P/N
Capacitance Experiment	EX-5533
Faraday Ice Pail	ES-9042A
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Experiment Library

Perform the following experiments and more with the Basic Variable Capacitor.
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College / Physics

Capacitance

Investigate how the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor varies when the plate separation is changed and to qualitatively see the effect of introducing a dielectric material between the plates. A computer model of the system...