A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate area of 0.2m² and a plate separation of 0.1 mm. To obtain an electric field of 2.0 x 10⁶ V/m between the plates, the magnitude of the charge on each plate should be:

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A parallel-plate capacitor has a plate area of 0.2m² and a plate separation of 0.1 mm. To obtain an electric field of 2.0 x 10⁶ V/m between the plates, the magnitude of the charge on each plate should be: 

a. 9.0 x 10⁷ C
b. 2.0 x 10⁻⁶ C
c. 4.0 x 10⁻⁶ C
d. 7.1 x 10⁻⁶ C

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