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film, sintered bead of metal, or an electrolyte . the nonconducting dielectric acts to increase the capacitor's charge capacity. materials commonly used as dielectrics include glass , ceramic , plastic film , paper , mica , air, and oxide layers . capacitors are widely used as parts of electrical circuits
to be known as leyden jars . in , benjamin franklin connected a series of jars together to create what he called an "electrical battery", from their visual similarity to a battery of cannon , which became the standard english term electric battery . today, capacitors are widely used in electronic circuits...
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