An air filled parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 0.15 µF. The plates are separated by a distance of 0.50 mm. (a) What is the area of each plate? (b) What is the potential difference between the plates if the capacitor is charged to 3.6 µC? (c) What is the magnitude of the uniform electric field between the plates? (d) What is the energy density in between the plates?

An air filled parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 0.15 µF. The plates are separated by a distance of 0.50 mm. (a) What is the area of each plate? (b) What is the potential difference between the plates if the capacitor is charged to 3.6 µC? (c) What is the magnitude of the uniform electric field between the plates? (d) What is the energy density in between the plates?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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