The Figure Shows a Parallel Plate Capacitor

question 21

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.
-If a +2.0 × 10^-5 C point charge is placed at P, what is the force exerted on it?

• A)0.2 N, toward the negative plate
• B)0.2 N, toward the positive plate
• C)5 × 10⁴ N, toward the positive plate
• D)5 × 10⁴ N, toward the negative plate
• E)5 × 10⁴ N, into the plane of the page

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