A parallel plate capacitor consists of two rectangular, horizontally oriented plates, each with an area of 4.00 cm2, and separated by a distance of 0.300 mm. If the magnitude of the charge on each capacitor is 5.00 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric field at a height of 0.800 cm between both plates? a. 1.41 x 106 N/C b.2.82 x 108 N/C O c. 1.04 x 104 N/C d. 3.75 x 105 N/C O e. 0.000 N/C

A parallel plate capacitor consists of two rectangular, horizontally oriented plates, each with an area of 4.00 cm2, and separated by a distance of 0.300 mm. If the magnitude of the charge on each capacitor is 5.00 nC, what is the magnitude of the electric field at a height of 0.800 cm between both plates? a. 1.41 x 106 N/C b.2.82 x 108 N/C O c. 1.04 x 104 N/C d. 3.75 x 105 N/C O e. 0.000 N/C

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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