Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 26 - Current and Resistance - Questions - Page 764: 3a

Answer

We can rank the pairs according to the magnitude of the electric field: $(top-bottom) ~\gt~ (front-back) ~\gt ~(left-right)$

Work Step by Step

We can find an expression for the magnitude of the electric field in each case: left-right: $E = \frac{V}{d} = \frac{V}{3L} = \frac{1}{3}\cdot \frac{V}{L}$ top-bottom: $E = \frac{V}{d} = \frac{V}{L}$ front-back: $E = \frac{V}{d} = \frac{V}{2L} = \frac{1}{2}\cdot \frac{V}{L}$ We can rank the pairs according to the magnitude of the electric field: $(top-bottom) ~\gt~ (front-back) ~\gt ~(left-right)$
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