EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
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Author: GIANCOLI
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Chapter 23, Problem 49P
(II) The electric potential between two parallel plates is given by V(x) = (8.0 V/m) x + 5.0 V, with x = 0 taken at one of the plates and x positive in the direction toward the other plate. What is the charge density on the plates?
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