Then the capacitor would have to be able to withstand 50V. That usually means proportionally more spacing between electrodes.
There's something called "breakdown voltage" (or more precisely dielectric strength), which in air is about 30 kV/cm, and is the reason for those ceramic spacers that keep high voltage lines apart from grounded metal.
Then the capacitor would have to be able to withstand 50V. That usually means proportionally more spacing between electrodes.
There's something called "breakdown voltage" (or more precisely dielectric strength), which in air is about 30 kV/cm, and is the reason for those ceramic spacers that keep high voltage lines apart from grounded metal.
(If your electric field, measured in Volt/meter, exceeds the material's dielectric strength, you get ionised molecules and sparks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielectric_strength)