*A parallel-plate air-filled capacitor having area \( 40 \mathrm{~cm}^{2} \) and plate spacing 1 mm is charged to a potential difference of 600 V . Find (a) the capacitance, (b) the magnitude of the charge on each plate, (c) the stored energy, (d) the electric field between the plates.
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- Area \( A = 40 \, \text{cm}^2 = 40 \times 10^{-4} \, \text{m}^2 = 4 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{m}^2 \) - Plate spacing \( d = 1 \, \text{mm} = 1 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{m} \) - Potential difference \( V = 600 \, \text{V} \) Show more…
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