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Chapter 23, Problem 14P
(II) The electric potential of a very large isolated flat metal plate is V0. It carries a uniform distribution of charge of surface density σ (C/m2), or σ/2 on each surface. Determine V at a distance x from the plate. Consider the point x to be far from the edges and assume x is much smaller than the plate dimensions.
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