The Figure Shows a Parallel Plate Capacitor

question 60

Multiple Choice

The figure shows a parallel plate capacitor. The surface charge density on each plate is 8.8 × 10^-8 C/m². The point P is located 1.0 × 10^-5 m away from the positive plate.
-Which one of the following statements concerning the direction of the electric field between the plates is true?

• A)It points to the left.
• B)It points to the right.
• C)It points toward the negative plate.
• D)It points toward the positive plate.
• E)It points up out of the plane of the page.