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What does capacitance mean?

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Noun
  1. (physics) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).
  2. (physics) An element of an electrical circuit exhibiting capacitance.
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Redistribution of ions within the electrode, causes a relatively slow change in the capacitance during voltage clamp.
You can increase the capacitance of a capacitor by making the plates larger.
For the lowest noise, you should try to select a PD with maximum shunt resistance and low capacitance.
If you did not do anything with the flyback, gradually the internal capacitance will become shorted and you will need to refurbish the flyback.
Reactance, however, is a measure of the type of opposition to AC electricity due to capacitance or inductance.
The equivalent electrical circuit consists of resistive and capacitance elements.

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