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The Figure Shows a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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The figure shows a parallel plate capacitor. The surface charge density on each plate is 8.8 × 10-8 C/m2. The point P is located 1.0 × 10-5 m away from the positive plate. The figure shows a parallel plate capacitor. The surface charge density on each plate is 8.8 × 10<sup>-</sup><sup>8</sup> C/m<sup>2</sup>. The point P is located 1.0 × 10<sup>-</sup><sup>5</sup> m away from the positive plate.   -If a +2.0 × 10<sup>-</sup><sup>5</sup> C point charge is placed at P, what is the force exerted on it? A) 0.2 N, toward the negative plate B) 0.2 N, toward the positive plate C) 5 × 10<sup>4</sup> N, toward the positive plate D) 5 × 10<sup>4</sup> N, toward the negative plate E) 5 × 10<sup>4</sup> N, into the plane of the page
-If a +2.0 × 10-5 C point charge is placed at P, what is the force exerted on it?


A) 0.2 N, toward the negative plate
B) 0.2 N, toward the positive plate
C) 5 × 104 N, toward the positive plate
D) 5 × 104 N, toward the negative plate
E) 5 × 104 N, into the plane of the page

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