Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Chapter 23, Problem 42P
Two large metal plates of area 1.0 m2 face each other, 5.0 cm apart, with equal charge magnitudes |q| but opposite signs. The field magnitude E between them (neglect fringing) is 55 N/C. Find |q|.
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