Plate Capacitor
Spacing, s=
m
Area, A=
m2
Diameter, d=
m
Width, w=
m
Length, l=
m
Rel. Permittivity, e=
Insulator
Vacuum 1.0
Air 1.001
PMMA (Acrylic-, Plexiglass) 2.8
Polystyrene 2.55
Polyethylene 2.25
PTFE (Teflon) 2.1
Window Glass 7.8
Borosilicate Glass (Pyrex) 4.7
Rubber 7
Paper 3.5
Capacitance, C=
F
Calculate plate capacitor capacitance. Enter either area, diameter or (width * length). Enter either relative permittivity or choose insulator material.
© 2011 Tom Ahola