The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor have an area of 25.0 cm2 and are separated by 2.00 mm air. (a) What is the capacitance? (b) When the capacitor is connected to a 50.0 V power supply, what is the charge on the plates? (c) How much energy is stored in the capacitor?

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The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor have an area of 25.0 cm2 and are
separated by 2.00 mm air.

(a) What is the capacitance?
(b) When the capacitor is connected to a 50.0 V power supply, what is the
charge on the plates?
(c) How much energy is stored in the capacitor?

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