The plates of a spherical capacitor have radii 47.0 mm and 51.6 mm. (a) Calculate the capacitance. (b) What must be the plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor with the same plate separation and capacitance? (a) Number i 5.86E-11 (b) Number i 3.05E-2 Units Units pF + s^3/m^3 ◆

The plates of a spherical capacitor have radii 47.0 mm and 51.6 mm. (a) Calculate the capacitance. (b) What must be the plate area of a parallel-plate capacitor with the same plate separation and capacitance? (a) Number i 5.86E-11 (b) Number i 3.05E-2 Units Units pF + s^3/m^3 ◆

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The plates of a spherical capacitor have radii 47.0 mm and 51.6 mm. (a) Calculate the capacitance. (b) What must be the plate area of a
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(a) Number i 5.86E-11
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