Question: A parallel-plate capacitor with area 0.280 m and plate separation of 2.80 mm is connected to a 9.00-V battery. (a) What is the capacitance?

A parallel-plate capacitor with area 0.280 m and plate separation of 2.80 

A parallel-plate capacitor with area 0.280 m and plate separation of 2.80 mm is connected to a 9.00-V battery. (a) What is the capacitance? (b) How much charge is stored on the plates? C (c) What is the electric field between the plates? N/C (d) Find the magnitude of the charge density on each plate. C/m (e) Without disconnecting the battery, the plates are moved farther apart. Qualitatively, what happens to each of the previous answers?

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