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Question

How far apart are two conducting plates that have an electric field strength of \(4.50 \times {10^3}\;V/m\) between them, if their potential difference is \(15.0kV\)?

 

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Answer

The two conducting plates that have an electric field strength of \(4.50 \times {10^3}\;V/m\) between them is \(3.33\;m\)apart.

1Principle

The potential difference between two points separated by a distance \(d\) in a homogeneous electric field of magnitude \(E\) is \(\Delta V = Ed{\rm{ }}......(1)\).