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Two large parallel conducting plates are 8.8 cm apart and carry equal but opposite charges on their facing surfaces. An electron located halfway between the two plates experiences a force of 8.5x10^-17N. Calculate the electric field at the position of the electron. Answer in V/m and with two decimals.

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