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A very large nonconducting plate lying in the xyplane carries a charge per unit area of s. A second such plate located at z = 2.00 cm and oriented parallel to the xy -plane carries a charge per unit area of −2σ. Find the electric field (a) for z 0, (b) 0 <z 2.00 cm, and (c) z > 2.00 cm.
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