A square metal plate with a thickness of 1.5 cm has no net charge and is placed in a region of uniform electric field 8.0 x 104 N/C directed perpendicularly to the plate. Find the resulting surface charge density on each face of the plate.

A square metal plate with a thickness of 1.5 cm has no net charge and is placed in a region of uniform electric field 8.0 x 104 N/C directed perpendicularly to the plate. Find the resulting surface charge density on each face of the plate.

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