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The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor are 3.50 mmmm apart, and each carries a charge of magnitude 75.0 nCnC. The plates are in vacuum. The electric field between the plates has a magnitude of 5.00×106 V/mV/m. What is the area of each plate? Express your answer in meters squared.
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