Question

Two identical square parallel metal plates each have an area of 470 cm². They are separated by 1.20 cm. They are both initially uncharged. Now a charge of +1.20 nC is transferred from the plate on the left to the plate on the right and the charges then establish electrostatic equilibrium. (Neglect edge effects.)

(a) What is the electric field between the plates at a distance of 0.25 cm from the plate on the right?
( ) kN/C  

Direction to the right or to the left?

(b) What is the electric field between the plates a distance of 1.00 cm from the plate on the left?
( ) kN/C  

Direction to the right or to the left?

(c) What is the electric field just to the left of the plate on the left?
( ) kN/C

(d) What is the electric field just to the right of the plate on the right?

( ) kN/C

Answer 1

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