Two plate electrodes, separated by a half millimeter gap, are charged by an external agent to +45 nCoul. The potential difference between the electrodes is then measured to be 9.0 V. (a) Determine the electric field within the gap. (b) How much charge should the external agent have transferred for the potential difference between the 2 electrodes to be equal to 1.0 Volt? (c) What is the name given to the quantity you calculated in part (b) above?

Two plate electrodes, separated by a half millimeter gap, are charged by an external agent to +45 nCoul. The potential difference between the electrodes is then measured to be 9.0 V. (a) Determine the electric field within the gap. (b) How much charge should the external agent have transferred for the potential difference between the 2 electrodes to be equal to 1.0 Volt? (c) What is the name given to the quantity you calculated in part (b) above?

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