Two parallel conducting plates, each of cross sectional area 540 cm2, are 8.0 cm apart and uncharged. If 5.6 X 1012 electrons are transferred from one plate to the other, what are the following? (a) the charge density on each plate (Enter the magnitude in C/m².) C/m² (b) the electric field between the plates (Enter the magnitude in N/C.) N/C

Two parallel conducting plates, each of cross sectional area 540 cm2, are 8.0 cm apart and uncharged. If 5.6 X 1012 electrons are transferred from one plate to the other, what are the following? (a) the charge density on each plate (Enter the magnitude in C/m².) C/m² (b) the electric field between the plates (Enter the magnitude in N/C.) N/C

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