Context: The arrangement of plates and dielectric has many variations depending on the desired ratings of the capacitor. For small values of capacitance (microfarads and less), ceramic disks use metallic coatings, with wire leads bonded to the coating. Larger values can be made by multiple stacks of plates and disks. Larger value capacitors usually use a metal foil or metal film layer deposited on the surface of a dielectric film to make the plates, and a dielectric film of impregnated paper or plastic – these are rolled up to save space. To reduce the series resistance and inductance for long plates, the plates and dielectric are staggered so that connection is made at the common edge of the rolled-up plates, not at the ends of the foil or metalized film strips that comprise the plates.

Question: What order of magnitude of capacitance is suitable for capacitors comprised of ceramic disks with metallic coatings?
Answer: microfarads and less

Question: How are larger value capacitors often constructed?
Answer: multiple stacks of plates and disks

Question: What do larger value capacitors often use as the dielectric medium?
Answer: impregnated paper or plastic – these are rolled up to save space

Question: Why are the plates and dielectrics often staggered in larger value capacitors?
Answer: To reduce the series resistance and inductance

Question: How are the conductive plates often made for larger value capacitors?
Answer: metal film layer deposited on the surface of a dielectric film

Question: What order of magnitude of capacitance is suitable for capacitors comprised of ceramic disks without metallic coatings?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  How are smaller value capacitors often constructed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What do smaller value capacitors often use as the dielectric medium?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why are the plates and dielectrics often staggered in smaller value capacitors?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  How are the conductive plates never made for larger value capacitors?
Answer: Unanswerable