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4.1     ELECTRICITY

P41 008

A potential difference of 50 V is applied between two identical, parallel aluminium plates which are separated by a distance of 10 mm. To double this electric field strength, which new arrangement should be used?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Solution

(A)

      plates must be conductors  

 

Original electric field  

New electric field       

C  plates must be conductors