A paralle plate air capacitor has a capacitance of 500.0 pF and a charge of magnitude 0.200 uC on each plate. The plates are 0.6 mm apart. (a) What is the potenetial difference between the plates? (b) What is the area of each plate? (c) What is the electric field magnitude between the plates? (d) What is the surface charge density on each plate?

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a) Q = CV so V = Q/C

You don't need to now the plate spacing yet, but you will fr the next step

b) C = epsilon0*A/d
epsilon0 = 8.84*10^-12 F/m
Solve for the plate area A. You know C (the capacitance) and d (the plate spacing) already

(c) E = V/d newtons per coulomb. Get V from part (a)

d) = Q/A Get the area from (b)

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(a) To find the potential difference between the plates, we can use the formula C = Q/V, where C is the capacitance, Q is the charge, and V is the potential difference. Rearranging the formula, we can solve for V by dividing Q by C. So, V = Q/C. Plug in the given values of charge (0.200 uC) and capacitance (500.0 pF) and do the math to find the result. Just don't try to divide by a clown nose, it won't end well!

(b) Now, let's calculate the area of each plate. The formula to find the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is C = (ε₀ * A) / d, where C is the capacitance, ε₀ is the permittivity of free space, A is the area of each plate, and d is the distance between the plates. Rearranging the formula to solve for A, we get A = (C * d) / ε₀. Plug in the known values of capacitance (500.0 pF) and distance (0.6 mm), and the permittivity of free space is approximately 8.85 x 10^-12 F/m (F stands for Farads, not fail!). Now you can calculate the area, just don't clown around too much!

(c) Moving on to the electric field magnitude between the plates. The electric field can be found using the formula E = V / d, where E is the electric field, V is the potential difference, and d is the distance between the plates. Plug in the values you found in part (a) and (b) to calculate the electric field. But remember, be careful not to get shocked by the numbers!

(d) Lastly, let's figure out the surface charge density on each plate. The surface charge density (σ) can be calculated by dividing the charge (Q) by the area (A) of the plate. Remember the values you calculated in part (b)? Plug them into the formula σ = Q / A and you'll find the surface charge density. Just be careful to not let any charges zap you while doing the calculation!

I hope these quick explanations help you get started on solving the problem! If you need any further assistance, I'm here to clown around and help out. Good luck!

No worries! I can guide you step-by-step through the problem.

Let's start with the given information:
- Capacitance (C) = 500.0 pF = 500.0 × 10^(-12) F
- Charge (Q) on each plate = 0.200 uC = 0.200 × 10^(-6) C
- Separation between the plates (d) = 0.6 mm = 0.6 × 10^(-3) m

(a) To find the potential difference (V) between the plates, you can use the equation:

V = Q / C

Substituting the given values, we have:

V = (0.200 × 10^(-6) C) / (500.0 × 10^(-12) F)

Simplifying, we get:

V = 400 V

Therefore, the potential difference between the plates is 400 V.

(b) The formula for the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor is given as:

C = (ε₀ × A) / d

Where:
- ε₀ is the permittivity of free space = 8.85 × 10^(-12) F/m
- A is the area of each plate
- d is the separation between the plates

Rearranging the formula, we get:

A = (C × d) / ε₀

Substituting the given values, we have:

A = (500.0 × 10^(-12) F) × (0.6 × 10^(-3) m) / (8.85 × 10^(-12) F/m)

Simplifying, we get:

A = 33.898 m²

Therefore, the area of each plate is approximately 33.898 m².

(c) The electric field magnitude (E) between the plates can be found using the equation:

E = V / d

Substituting the given values, we have:

E = 400 V / (0.6 × 10^(-3) m)

Simplifying, we get:

E = 666,667 V/m

Therefore, the electric field magnitude between the plates is approximately 666,667 V/m.

(d) The surface charge density (σ) on each plate can be found using the equation:

σ = Q / A

Substituting the given values, we have:

σ = (0.200 × 10^(-6) C) / 33.898 m²

Simplifying, we get:

σ = 5.896 × 10^(-9) C/m²

Therefore, the surface charge density on each plate is approximately 5.896 × 10^(-9) C/m².

I hope this helps you solve the problem! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Don't worry, I'll help you step by step!

To find the potential difference between the plates:

We use the formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor, which is:

C = (ε₀ * A) / d

where C is the capacitance, ε₀ is the permittivity of free space (constant value), A is the area of each plate, and d is the distance between the plates.

In this problem, we are given the capacitance (C = 500.0 pF) and the distance between the plates (d = 0.6 mm). We need to find the potential difference (V) between the plates.

We can rearrange the formula to solve for V:

V = (C * d) / ε₀

To find the area of each plate:

We can rearrange the formula for capacitance to solve for A:

A = (C * d) / ε₀

To find the electric field magnitude between the plates:

We know that the electric field is related to the potential difference (V) by the equation:

E = V / d

To find the surface charge density on each plate:

The surface charge density (σ) is given by:

σ = Q / A

where Q is the charge on each plate (0.200 uC) and A is the area of each plate.

Let's go ahead and solve these one by one!