A thin square plate of aluminum with sides of length 54 cm has no net charge. The plate is placed in a region of uniform electric field of magnitude 71 kN/C directed straight into the plate (parallel to the normal of the plate and perpendicular to the plane of the plate) causing charge separation on the plate. a. Find the charge density on the positive face of the plate. nC/m² 0 = b. Find the total charge on the positive face of the plate. Q = nC c. Find the electric flux through the positive face of the plate. DE = N.m²/C

A thin square plate of aluminum with sides of length 54 cm has no net charge. The plate is placed in a region of uniform electric field of magnitude 71 kN/C directed straight into the plate (parallel to the normal of the plate and perpendicular to the plane of the plate) causing charge separation on the plate. a. Find the charge density on the positive face of the plate. nC/m² 0 = b. Find the total charge on the positive face of the plate. Q = nC c. Find the electric flux through the positive face of the plate. DE = N.m²/C

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