An "insect zapper" kills insect that inadvertently stray between the charged plates of the device. The insect causes sudden dielectric breakdown of the air between the plates. If two plates in an insect zapper are separated by 5.0cm and the electric field between them is uniform 2.8x10^6 V/m, what is the potential difference that kills the unsuspecting insect?    a) 1.8x10^4 V b) 1.7x10^5 V c) 2.3x10^4 V d) 1.4x10^5 V e)None of the Above

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Electric Charges and Fields

One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.