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Old 04-11-2015, 10:41 PM   #23
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A watt is a volt-ampere.

A joule is a farad-volt-squared.

... and so forth.

Now then, how many joules are stored in a two-farad capacitor charged to three volts?
Ouch! Ouch! Just thinking about that makes my...

Head hurt... Ouch!

(I will try to work it out, though)

HMmmm... "A joule is a farad-volt squared"

1 farad * 1 volt = 1 farad-volt and 1^2 = 1 Joule. OK. Then, maybe...

2 farads * 3 volts = 6 farad-volts and 6^2 = 36 Joules.

36 joules? Maybe?
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