Two flat conductors are placed with their inner faces separated by 17 mm. If the surface charge density on one of the inner faces is 108 pC/m2 and the other inner face - 108 pC/m2, what is the magnitude of the electric potential difference between the

two conductors?

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Savanna Hubbard

Physics

15 September, 13:09

Two flat conductors are placed with their inner faces separated by 17 mm. If the surface charge density on one of the inner faces is 108 pC/m2 and the other inner face - 108 pC/m2, what is the magnitude of the electric potential difference between the

two conductors?

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Allie Perkins · Answer 1

electric field between plates

= surface charge density / ε₀

= 108 x 10⁻¹² / 8.85 x 10⁻¹² (ε₀ = 8.85 x 10⁻¹²)

= 12.20 V / m

Electric potential diff

= electric field x distance between plates

= 12.20 x 17 x 10⁻³ V

= 0.207 Volt

Two flat conductors are placed with their inner faces separated by 17 mm. If the surface charge density on one of the inner faces is 108 pC/m2 and the other inner face - 108 pC/m2, what is the magnitude of the electric potential difference between thetwo conductors?

Two flat conductors are placed with their inner faces separated by 17 mm. If the surface charge density on one of the inner faces is 108 pC/m2 and the other inner face - 108 pC/m2, what is the magnitude of the electric potential difference between the

two conductors?