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5.5 Exercise 13

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Two thin parallel conducting plates are placed 2.0 cm apart. Each plate is 2.0 cm on a side; one plate carries a net charge of 8.0μC,8.0 \mu \text{C} , and the other plate carries a net charge of −8.0μC.−8.0 \mu \text{C} . What is the charge density on the inside surface of each plate? What is the electric field between the plates?

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