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Why is it dangerous to touch the terminals of a highvoltage capacitor even after the charging circuit is turned off?
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It is made up of two conductive plates separated by an insulating material called a dielectric. When a voltage is applied across the plates, an electric field is created and energy is stored. Show more…
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