An electric field is set up between two parallel plates, each of area 2.0 m 2, by putting 1.0 uC charge on one plate and a -1.0 µC charge on the other. The plates are separated by 4.0 mm. What is the magnitude of the electric field between the plates at a distance of 1.0 mm from the positive plate?

An electric field is set up between two parallel plates, each of area 2.0 m 2, by putting 1.0 uC charge on one plate and a -1.0 µC charge on the other. The plates are separated by 4.0 mm. What is the magnitude of the electric field between the plates at a distance of 1.0 mm from the positive plate?

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