Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 681: 37a

Answer

$E = 5.3\times 10^7~N/C$

Work Step by Step

We can think of the charged metal plate as a slab of charge and we can find $\sigma$: $\sigma = \frac{6.0\times 10^{-6}~C}{(0.080~m)^2} = 9.375\times 10^{-4}~C/m^2$ We can find the magnitude of the electric field: $E = \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_0}$ $E = \frac{9.375\times 10^{-4}~C/m^2}{(2)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)}$ $E = 5.3\times 10^7~N/C$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.