An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor with a 2.79mm gap width has a capacitance value of 1.77μF and holds a charge of 8.38μC. 1) What is the magnitude, in volts per meter, of the electric field near the center of the gap?

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An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor with a 2.79mm gap width has a capacitance value of 1.77μF and holds a charge of 8.38μC.

1) What is the magnitude, in volts per meter, of the electric field near the center of the gap?

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Given:

Separation between parallel-plate capacitor, d=2.79mm

Charge, q=8.38μC

Capacitance, C=1.77μF

 

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 The magnitude of the electric field near the center of the gap.

 

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