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Parallel Plate Capacitor -potential difference and magnitude

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Part 1

A parallel-plate capacitor has an area of 5.19 cm2, and the plates are separated by 1.06 mm with air between them. It stores a charge of 334 pC. What is the potential difference across the plates of the capacitor?
(in V)

Part 2

What is the magnitude of the uniform electric field in the region between the plates?
(in V/m)

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1. The formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is:
C = AEoEr / ...

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