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7.6 Exercise 36

Avg difficulty 2.5

Two parallel conducting plates, each of cross-sectional area 400cm2400 \text{cm}^{2}, are 2.0 cm apart and uncharged. If 1.0×10121.0 \times 10^{12} electrons are transferred from one plate to the other, (a) what is the potential difference between the plates? (b) What is the potential difference between the positive plate and a point 1.25 cm from it that is between the plates?

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