An ideal parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 78.5 pF. The rectangular plates of the capacitor are 0.235-mm apart and are effectively separated by a vacuum. If a 9.00-V potential difference is applied across the capacitor, the resulting electric field magnitude in between the plates is most nearly A. 0.124 mV/m. B. 38.3 kV/m. C. 3.18 V/m. D. 3.18 mV/m. E. 8.09 kV/m.

An ideal parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 78.5 pF. The rectangular plates of the capacitor are 0.235-mm apart and are effectively separated by a vacuum. If a 9.00-V potential difference is applied across the capacitor, the resulting electric field magnitude in between the plates is most nearly A. 0.124 mV/m. B. 38.3 kV/m. C. 3.18 V/m. D. 3.18 mV/m. E. 8.09 kV/m.

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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