Parallel plate capacitor

What is a parallel plate capacitor?
The parallel plate capacitor is the simplest form of capacitor. It can be constructed using two metal or metallised foil plates at a distance parallel to each other, with its capacitance value in Farads, being fixed by the surface area of the conductive plates and the distance of separation between them.

What is the purpose of a parallel plate capacitor?
The dielectric ensures that the charges are separated and do not transfer from one plate to the other. The purpose of a capacitor is to store charge, and in a parallel-plate capacitor one plate will take on an excess of positive charge while the other becomes more negative.

What is special about a parallel plate capacitor?
A parallel plate capacitor can only store a finite amount of energy before dielectric breakdown occurs. ... When two parallel plates are connected across a battery, the plates are charged and an electric field is established between them, and this setup is known as the parallel plate capacitor.