P4 A square conducting plate 48.0 cm on a side and with no net charge is placed in a region, where there is a uniform electric field of 77.0 kN/C directed to the right and perpendicular to the plate.(a) Find the charge density (in nC/m) on the surface of the right face of the plate.|nC/m2(b) Find the charge density (in nC/m2) on the surface of the left face of the plate.nC/m2(c) Find the magnitude (in nC) of the charge on either face of the plate.nC

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A square conducting plate 48.0 cm on a side and with no net charge is placed in a region, where there is a uniform electric field of 77.0 kN/C directed to the right and perpendicular to the plate.
(a) Find the charge density (in nC/m) on the surface of the right face of the plate.
|nC/m2
(b) Find the charge density (in nC/m2) on the surface of the left face of the plate.
nC/m2
(c) Find the magnitude (in nC) of the charge on either face of the plate.
nC

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