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ERIC Number: EJ574330
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
The Energy Lost between Two Capacitors: An Analogy.
Mould, Steven
Physics Education, v33 n5 p323-26 Sep 1998
Suggests the use of an analogy to resolve the puzzle of the lost energy when two capacitors are joined together. Uses the concept of water flowing between two tanks. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Electronics, Energy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Models, Physics, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogies; Capacitors; Great Britain