Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 40SP
The potential difference between two large parallel metal plates is 120 V. The plate separation is 3.0 mm. Find the electric field between the plates.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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