Back ground Capacitors are electrical components thatstore energy. They are charged up when a power source is attached to it until the potential difference across the capacitor is the same as the voltage of the power source. The stored power stays on the capacitor until the current is later completed. Thus, dischagring the store energy. Diodes direct the current to go one way.
Capacitance is the Charges on the plate divided by the Potential difference.
The units of capacitance is Farands that is Coulomb divided by the Voltage. Setup the series circut of capacitance. Measure the capacitance of each capacitor and record data. Setup the parallel circut of capacitance. Measure the capacitance of each capacitor and record data.