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A bug zapper consists of two metal plates connected to a high-voltage power supply. The voltage between the plates is set to give an electric field slightly less than 1 × 106 V/m. When a bug flies between the two plates, it increases the field enough to initiate a spark that incinerates the bug. If a bug zapper has a 4000 V power supply, what is the approximate separation between the plates?
A. 0.05 cm
B. 0.5 cm
C. 5cm
D. 50 cm
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