A very large conducting plate lying in the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of o. A second such plate located above the first plate at z= z, and oriented parallel to the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of -20. Find the electric field for (a) z< 0, (b) 0 < z< Zg, and (c) z> Zo.

A very large conducting plate lying in the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of o. A second such plate located above the first plate at z= z, and oriented parallel to the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of -20. Find the electric field for (a) z< 0, (b) 0 < z< Zg, and (c) z> Zo.

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(c) z> Zo.

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