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The parallel plates of an air capacitor are separated by 3.25 mm. Each plate carries a charge of 6.50 nC. The magnitude of the electric field of the plates is 4.75 X 105 V/m. Find the (a) potential difference between the plates, (b) capacitance, and (c) area of a plate.
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