A Battery Maintains the Electrical Potential Difference Of $6.0 - \mathrm { V }$

question 1

Multiple Choice

A battery maintains the electrical potential difference of $6.0 - \mathrm { V }$ between two large parallel metal plates separated by $1.0 \mathrm {~mm}$ . What is the strength of the electric field between the plates?

• A) \(6.0 \mathrm {~V} / \mathrm { m }\)
• B) zero
• C) \(600 \mathrm {~V} / \mathrm { m }\)
• D) \(6000 \mathrm {~V} / \mathrm { m }\)

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