A small object with a mass of 4.92 mg carries a charge of 33.4 nC and is suspended by a thread between the vertical plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. The plates are separated by 5.79 cm. If the thread makes an angle of 12.3° with the vertical, what is the potential difference in volts between the plates?

A small object with a mass of 4.92 mg carries a charge of 33.4 nC and is suspended by a thread between the vertical plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. The plates are separated by 5.79 cm. If the thread makes an angle of 12.3° with the vertical, what is the potential difference in volts between the plates?

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