Imagine that two parallel plates are charged to achieve a voltage difference Vo between the plates. They have area A and spacing d. The plates are then electrically isolated so that no charge can be added or taken away. A good conductor of thickness d/2 is placed in between the two plates, as shown. How great is the charge density on the surface of the conductor relative to that on either of the plates? Why? (You may use infinite plane approximations for the surfaces.)

Imagine that two parallel plates are charged to achieve a voltage difference Vo between the plates. They have area A and spacing d. The plates are then electrically isolated so that no charge can be added or taken away. A good conductor of thickness d/2 is placed in between the two plates, as shown. How great is the charge density on the surface of the conductor relative to that on either of the plates? Why? (You may use infinite plane approximations for the surfaces.)

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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