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A parallel plate capacitor with a plate area of 100 cm2 and plate separation of 2 mm is connected to a 12 V battery. What is the electric field between the plates? (Assume vacuum permittivity is ε0 = 8.85 x 10-12 C2/N m2)

The electric field between the plates of a capacitor is given by: E = V / d

E = (12 V) / (0.002 m) = 6 x 103 N/C

However, this electric field is uniformly distributed between the plates, so the electric field magnitude is the same everywhere between the plates.

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