Question: Consider the situation shown in the figure below. A thick conductor is surrounded on the top and bottom by two other conductors. The top

Consider the situation shown in the figure below. A thick conductor is

Consider the situation shown in the figure below. A thick conductor is surrounded on the top and bottom by two other conductors. The top and bottom conductors are connected together by a thin conducting wire (you can neglect charge distribution in the wire). Charge Q is released on the middle conductor. Once equilibrium is achieved, answer the questions below. All the plates have cross- sectional area of A which is much larger than the separation between the plates and as such, you can ignore the fringe fields. Conductor A Region A Conductor B Region B Conductor C a) Calculate the charge density on the top and bottom of the middle conductor and the electric field values in gaps b) Which surface of the middle slab sits at a higher potential?

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