Parallel Plate Capacitor
Product Specification Sheet
Parallel Plate Capacitor
Model Number: MT-1059
The Parallel Plate Capacitor from Micro Technologies is an electrostatics laboratory apparatus designed for practical investigations of capacitance, electric field, plate separation and dielectric effects. The MT-1059 features two parallel circular conducting plates mounted on an adjustable supporting arrangement, allowing the separation between the plates to be varied for experimental observations.
Product Specification
The Parallel Plate Capacitor from Micro Technologies is designed for practical physics and electrostatics laboratory experiments involving capacitance and electric fields. The apparatus provides a clearly visible physical capacitor arrangement that enables users to investigate how capacitor geometry influences its electrical behaviour.
The MT-1059 consists of two circular conducting plates mounted face-to-face on a rigid laboratory support. The plates are arranged approximately parallel to each other, forming the basic geometry of a parallel plate capacitor.
An adjustable horizontal arrangement allows the distance between the two plates to be varied. This feature makes the apparatus particularly useful for investigating the relationship between plate separation and capacitance.
For an ideal parallel plate capacitor, capacitance is approximately represented by C = εA/d, where C is capacitance, ε is the permittivity of the medium between the plates, A is the effective overlapping plate area and d is the separation between the plates.
This relationship shows that, when plate area and dielectric medium remain unchanged, capacitance decreases as the distance between the plates increases. The MT-1059 provides a convenient laboratory arrangement for demonstrating this relationship experimentally.
The apparatus is also suitable for investigations involving dielectric materials. A suitable dielectric sheet can be introduced between the plates to observe how the material between the conducting surfaces affects capacitance.
Different compatible dielectric materials can be compared to introduce the concept of relative permittivity or dielectric constant. This provides a practical connection between capacitor theory and the electrical properties of insulating materials.
The arrangement can also support discussions and demonstrations involving the electric field between parallel conducting plates. Under idealized conditions away from the plate edges, the electric field between sufficiently large parallel plates can be treated as approximately uniform.
Its open construction allows plate position, spacing and dielectric placement to remain clearly visible throughout the experiment. This makes the apparatus useful for both qualitative demonstrations and quantitative laboratory investigations.
The rigid supporting base helps maintain the experimental arrangement during plate adjustment and measurement. Careful alignment of the plates is important when comparative capacitance measurements are being performed.
For quantitative investigations, the apparatus can be combined with a suitable capacitance meter, electrometer or compatible electrostatic measuring system according to the required laboratory procedure.
The Parallel Plate Capacitor can complement electroscopes, proof planes, Van de Graaff generators and other electrostatics equipment for broader investigations involving electric charge, potential difference, electric fields and capacitance.
Manufactured and supplied by Micro Technologies, the Parallel Plate Capacitor is suitable for physics laboratories, electrostatics laboratories, electrical laboratories and scientific experimental facilities.
Features
- Two parallel conducting plates
- Circular plate configuration
- Adjustable plate separation
- Rigid laboratory support
- Stable base construction
- Clearly visible capacitor geometry
- Suitable for capacitance experiments
- Useful for electric-field investigations
- Supports dielectric material experiments
- Suitable for permittivity studies
- Allows comparative plate-spacing observations
- Mechanical adjustment arrangement
- Suitable for quantitative measurements with compatible instruments
- Reusable laboratory apparatus
- Suitable for electrostatics experiments
Benefits
- Provides practical understanding of capacitance
- Demonstrates the effect of plate separation
- Helps explain parallel plate capacitor geometry
- Supports electric-field investigations
- Allows dielectric materials to be introduced between plates
- Useful for studying relative permittivity
- Connects capacitor equations with physical observations
- Adjustable construction supports comparative experiments
- Open arrangement provides clear component visibility
- Suitable for repeated electrostatics laboratory experiments
Product Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Parallel Plate Capacitor |
| Model No. | MT-1059 |
| Product Type | Electrostatics Laboratory Apparatus |
| Capacitor Configuration | Parallel Plate |
| Number of Plates | Two |
| Plate Shape | Circular |
| Plate Type | Conducting |
| Plate Position | Face-to-Face |
| Plate Separation | Adjustable |
| Adjustment | Horizontal Mechanical Arrangement |
| Primary Study | Capacitance |
| Related Studies | Electric Field / Dielectric Effect |
| Dielectric Experiment | Supported |
| Base | Rigid Laboratory Base |
| Application | Physics / Electrostatics Laboratory |
Available Model
| Model No. | Product |
|---|---|
| MT-1059 | Parallel Plate Capacitor |
Applications
- Parallel plate capacitor experiments
- Capacitance measurements
- Capacitance versus plate-distance experiments
- Electric-field investigations
- Dielectric material experiments
- Relative permittivity studies
- Dielectric constant investigations
- Capacitor geometry experiments
- Electrostatic field demonstrations
- Charge and potential experiments
- Electrostatics laboratory practicals
- Physics laboratory experiments
- Electrical laboratory demonstrations
- Experimental capacitance studies
Available Variants
Parallel Plate Capacitor, Parallel Plate Capacitor Apparatus, Adjustable Parallel Plate Capacitor, Laboratory Parallel Plate Capacitor, Variable Plate Capacitor, Capacitance Apparatus, Electrostatics Capacitor Apparatus, Physics Laboratory Capacitor
SKU System
MT-PPC-1059
FAQs
What is a Parallel Plate Capacitor used for?
It is used for experiments involving capacitance, electric fields, plate separation, dielectric materials and permittivity.
What is the Micro Technologies model number?
The Micro Technologies model number is MT-1059.
Can the distance between the plates be adjusted?
Yes. The apparatus incorporates an adjustable plate arrangement that allows the separation between the conducting plates to be changed.
What happens to capacitance when plate separation increases?
For an ideal parallel plate capacitor with constant plate area and dielectric medium, capacitance decreases as plate separation increases.
What is the formula for a parallel plate capacitor?
For an ideal arrangement, capacitance is approximately given by C = εA/d, where ε is permittivity, A is overlapping plate area and d is plate separation.
Can dielectric materials be placed between the plates?
Yes. Suitable dielectric sheets can be introduced between the plates for experiments involving the effect of dielectric materials on capacitance.
Can it be used to study dielectric constant?
Yes. With suitable measuring equipment and experimental procedures, different dielectric materials can be compared to investigate relative permittivity or dielectric constant.
Can the apparatus demonstrate an electric field?
Yes. Parallel conducting plates provide a useful arrangement for studying the electric field established between oppositely charged surfaces.
Is additional measuring equipment required?
For quantitative capacitance measurements, a compatible capacitance meter, electrometer or suitable electrostatic measurement system is generally required.
Where can the Parallel Plate Capacitor be used?
It is suitable for physics laboratories, electrostatics laboratories, electrical laboratories and scientific experimental facilities.
Why Choose Our Products
- Manufactured and supplied by Micro Technologies
- Adjustable parallel plate arrangement
- Clearly visible capacitor geometry
- Suitable for capacitance investigations
- Supports dielectric and permittivity experiments
- Useful for electric-field demonstrations
- Stable reusable laboratory construction
- Institutional and bulk procurement available
- OEM supply requirements supported
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