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Two parallel plates, separated by 10 mm, are charged to a potential difference of 50 V (that is, one plate is 0 V and the other plate is 50 V). Which of the following statements are true?

True False the electric field between the plates is 5000 V/m

True False the electric potential at the midpoint between the plates is 25 V

True False an electron placed midway between the plates will be pulled towards the negative plate

True False an electron released from the negative plate will strike the positive plate with 50 eV of energy

True False the electric field between the plates is 500 V/m

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