The Plates of a Parallel Plate Capacitor Each Have an Area

question 38

Multiple Choice

The plates of a parallel plate capacitor each have an area of 0.40 m² and are separated by a distance of 0.02 m. They are charged until the potential difference between the plates is 3000 V. The charged capacitor is then isolated.
-Determine the magnitude of the charge on either capacitor plate.

• A)1.8 × 10^-7 C
• B)2.7 × 10^-7 C
• C)4.9 × 10^-7 C
• D)5.4 × 10^-7 C
• E)6.8 × 10^-7 C

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