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Chapter 16, Problem 54P
(a) How much charge can be placed on a capacitor with air between the plates before it breaks down if the area of each plate is 5.00 cm2? (b) Find the maximum charge if polystyrene is used between the plates instead of air. Assume the dielectric strength of air is 3.00 × 106 V/m and that of polystyrene is 24.0 × 106 V/m.
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