A very large conducting plate lying in the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of 30. A second such plate located at z = 5.00 cm and oriented parallel to the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of -16. Find the electric field for the following. (Take upward to be in the positive z-direction.) (a) z < 0 0/80 (b) 0 < z < 5.00 cm o/80

A very large conducting plate lying in the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of 30. A second such plate located at z = 5.00 cm and oriented parallel to the xy plane carries a charge per unit area of -16. Find the electric field for the following. (Take upward to be in the positive z-direction.) (a) z < 0 0/80 (b) 0 < z < 5.00 cm o/80

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Problem 68P: Two parallel conducting plates, each of cross-sectional area 400 cm2, are 2.0 cm apart and...

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