The separation between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is 0.20 mm. The area of each plate is 0.56 m^2. A potential difference of 240 V is applied between the plates of the capacitor. a. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor. b. What is the charge on each plate?
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The separation between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is 0.20 mm. The area of each
plate is 0.56 m^2. A potential difference of 240 V is applied between the plates of the capacitor.
a. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
b. What is the charge on each plate?
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