A spark plug in an automobile engine consists of two metal conductors that are separated by 0.5 mm. When an electric spark jumps between them, the magnitude of the electric field is 4.0 x 107 V/m. What is the magnitude of the potential difference AV between the conductors?

A spark plug in an automobile engine consists of two metal conductors that are separated by 0.5 mm. When an electric spark jumps between them, the magnitude of the electric field is 4.0 x 107 V/m. What is the magnitude of the potential difference AV between the conductors?

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3. A spark plug in an automobile engine consists of two metal conductors that are separated
by 0.5 mm. When an electric spark jumps between them, the magnitude of the electric
field is 4.0 x 107 V/m. What is the magnitude of the potential difference AV between the
conductors?

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