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Three capacitors are connected in parallel. Each has plate area A = 8.00×10-2 m2 and plate spacing d = 9.00×10-4 m.
a) What must be the spacing of a single capacitor of plate area A if its capacitance equals that of the parallel combination?
b) What must be the spacing if the three capacitors are connected in series?
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