In this last week of Physics class, one very important topic we learned about was of capacitance. Capacitance is the ability of a capacitor to store energy in an electric field. It's also the storage of energy (short term). Capacitors are able to store of lots of VOLTAGE, but not a great deal of charge. A great example of a capacitor is a cloud. When there is enough volts are built up and stored within the cloud, it releases all of its volts and releases lightning. The ground and cloud act as parallel plates so the lightning can reach across and transfer its charge.
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