How would I design an experiment here?

• Section 1: Overview (5 points)

Provide an outline of the experiments you would perform, the data you would gather, and state what you expect to see (state a hypothesis if applicable).

• Section 2: Experimental Setup and Directions (15 points)

This section will be similar to the instructions you see in a typical lab worksheet (can be written in first or second person).

• Your experimental setup should include the circuit schematic (with resistor, capacitor, etc. values), and show connections to the benchtop equipment.
• Provide specific directions on what data to record (e.g. multimeter reading, oscilloscope plot, etc.).
• Provide blank tables where the data will be saved.
• Provide directions on how to process/analyze the data.

• Section 3: Hypothetical or Simulated Data & Analysis (5 points)

Since you will not actually conduct these experiments, try to predict what results you would expect for a given set of circuit elements and inputs. You can generate such data theoretically, or using simulation.

• State how you generated or calculated the hypothetical data.
• Fill in the tables you created in Section 2 with this hypothetical data; then analyze the data and state your conclusions.

If a capacitor is charged (i.e. the voltage across it is non-zero), it will store some energy even when it's not connected to a circuit. It can dissipate this energy when a circuit is completed (e.g. discharge through a resistor). Design an experiment to show that the energy stored in a capacitor is CVP (in Joules), where C is the capacitance (in Farads) and V is the voltage across it (in Volts). If a capacitor is charged (i.e. the voltage across it is non-zero), it will store some energy even when it's not connected to a circuit. It can dissipate this energy when a circuit is completed (e.g. discharge through a resistor). Design an experiment to show that the energy stored in a capacitor is CVP (in Joules), where C is the capacitance (in Farads) and V is the voltage across it (in Volts)