A Radi, HafezO Rasmussen, John2020-02-112020-02-112013Print ISBN 978-3-642-23025-7Online ISBN 978-3-642-23026-4https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_23https://t.ly/AZP9pMSA Google ScholarIn this chapter we introduce capacitors, which are one of the simplest circuit elements. Capacitors are charge-storing devices that can store energy in the form of an electric potential energy, and are commonly used in a variety of electric circuits.enElectric Dipole MomentDielectric StrengthPlate AreaEquivalent CapacitanceMetallic FoilCapacitors and CapacitanceBook chapterhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_23