A parallel plate capacitor has a charge on one plate of q = 4.5E-07 C. Each square plate is d1 = 2.6 cm wide and the plates of the capacitor are separated by d2 = 0.25 mm. The gap is filled with air, εo = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/Nm2. What is the voltage between the plates, ΔV, in V? What plate width would double this voltage, in centimeters?

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A parallel plate capacitor has a charge on one plate of q = 4.5E-07 C. Each square plate is d1 = 2.6 cm wide and the plates of the capacitor are separated by d2 = 0.25 mm. The gap is filled with air, εo = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/Nm2.

What is the voltage between the plates, ΔV, in V?

What plate width would double this voltage, in centimeters? 

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