RE: [TCML] Capacitor Conundrum

[William Noble <william_b_noble@xxxxxxx>]

charge is a property of matter, right.  If you have a two plate capacitor in a vacuum, charge is stored as an unequal number of electrons (or protons) between the two plates.  If there is a dielectric, the enequality can (and does) migrate into the dielectric also - so I think the intial presumptino is incorrect - if you want to make yoru conundrum more puzzeling, consider a single sphere in a vacuum - it still has capacitance - so where is that  charge stored?  well, it's on the surface of hte sphere, and it is the differential between that surface and the surrounding nothing> From: Sfxneon@xxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:25:24 -0400> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> CC: > Subject: [TCML] Capacitor Conundrum> > Hi Everyone,> > Is it true that the charge of a capacitor is stored in it's dielectric and > not the plates, and if so, how and where is the charge stored in a vacuum > capacitor?> > Just wondering,> > Tony Greer> > > > _______________________________________________
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