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ISBN: 9780321733627

Author: Douglas C. Giancoli

Publisher: PEARSON

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Water constitutes about 70% of earth. Some important distinguishing properties of water are high molar concentration, small dissociation constant and high dielectric constant.

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An electrostatic force is a force caused by stationary electric charges /fields. The electrostatic force is caused by the transfer of electrons in conducting materials. Coulomb’s law determines the amount of force between two stationary, charged particle…

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Chapter 17, Problem 8P

The electric field between two parallel plates connected to a 45-V battery is 1900 V/m. How far apart are the plates?

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