A parallel plate capacitor in air is constructed with two 13 cm x 13 cm square conductors separated by 3 mm. a) Determine the value of the capacitance of this parallel plate capacitor. b) This capacitor is placed across a 12 V battery and allowed to fully charge. What is the value of this charge? To continue, please enter your answer in b) in units of nC.   Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

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A parallel plate capacitor in air is constructed with two 13 cm x 13 cm square conductors separated by 3 mm.

a) Determine the value of the capacitance of this parallel plate capacitor.

b) This capacitor is placed across a 12 V battery and allowed to fully charge. What is the value of this charge?

To continue, please enter your answer in b) in units of nC.

 
Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
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