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A polarized ("polar") capacitor is a type of capacitor that have implicit polarity-it can only be connected one way in a circuit. The positive lead is shown on the schematic (and often on the capacitor) with a little "+" symbol. The negative lead is generally not shown on the schematic, but may be marked on the capacitor with a bar or "-" symbol. Polarized capacitors are generally electrolytics.

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Do capacitors have positive and negative?

Some capacitors have terminals as they are polarized but some have not as they are not polarized. you can easily identify a polarized capacitor as it has + or - terminal indication marked.


What is a non polarized capacitator?

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Electrolytic and tantalum


What is an unpolarized capacitor?

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What are the Darwbacks of non-polar capacitor over polar capacitor?

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The difference is that bipolar capacitors are two polarized electrolytes coupled head to toe.Normal capacitors are film based and show better electrical properties.


Does 001 farad of capacitor have polarity?

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Why the two capacitors must have their positive terminal toward the transistor in the amplified circuit?

they don't; it's just a convention capacitors include polarized and non-polarized with non-polarized one, no one will know if you soldered it in backward; it's exactly the same polarized ones can be damaged by a backward voltage (but simply lining up plus/plus and minus/minus is not any guarantee) The positive side of electrolytic capacitors blocks the dc current entering. In the input and output side,the positive side opposes the Vcc supply (dc).


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Why is it important that the two capacitors must have there positive terminal toward the transistor?

Capacitors if polarized care less about a transistor or other devices all they care that the proper polarities are applied.