A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is formed of two plates cach of area A = 6 x 10 m2 and separated by a distance d charge on the positive plate is equal to: 4 mm. If this capacitor is connected to a 6 V battery, then the (Given: , = 8.85 x 10 1 S/) O Q=2.342x10^-11 C O Q=9.572x10^-12 C Q=7.965x10^-12 C O Q=1.195x10^-11 C O Q=1.593x104-11 C

A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is formed of two plates cach of area A = 6 x 10 m2 and separated by a distance d charge on the positive plate is equal to: 4 mm. If this capacitor is connected to a 6 V battery, then the (Given: , = 8.85 x 10 1 S/) O Q=2.342x10^-11 C O Q=9.572x10^-12 C Q=7.965x10^-12 C O Q=1.195x10^-11 C O Q=1.593x104-11 C

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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Problem 70AP: A parallel-plate capacitor with capacitance 5.0F is charged with a 12.0-V battery, after which the...

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