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Homework Statement
A capacitor is constructed of interlocking
plates as shown in the figure (a cross-sectional
view). The separation between adjacent
plates is 1.26 mm, and the effective area of
one of the adjacent plates is 6.1 cm2.
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The permittivity of a vacuum is 8.85419 × 10−12 C2/N · m2.
Ignoring side effects, calculate the capaci-
tance of this unit. Answer in units of pF.
Homework Equations
C=(Eo*A)/d
The Attempt at a Solution
what i did is that i assumed that the capacitors are parrallel therefore i used this equation by plugging the given values .. but still i keep getting the wrong answer ..
i am looking forward for your help
thanx in advance
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