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Thanks for the answer, Yes it did double to 1.08 cm. It was a typo on my part. In terms of question 2, I really have no idea. I played around with some equations and subbed them into each other and ended up with the correct answer. I can have a quick look at my notes when I get back home...

Homework Statement Two parallel plates, each having area A = 3558 cm2 are connected to the terminals of a battery of voltage Vb = 6 V as shown. The plates are separated by a distance d = 0.54 cm. 1) What is Q the charge on the top plate? 3.5*10^-9 C 2) What is U, the energy stored in...

Sorry about replying so late. I did in fact figure it out! Thank you for the help

That makes sense. I can't seem to edit my post for some reason, but no matter. What about the actual physics question?

Homework Statement 1. Use Gauss' Law to calculate the electric field at a radius of 5.0cm from the z-axis 2. Use Gauss' Law to calculate the electric field at a radius of 8.0cm from the z-axis 3. What is the surface charge density σmetal on the outer surface of the metal cylinder...

I realize that the sig figs aren't accurate. I use smartphysics for my homework assignments and it is notorious for not accepting correct sig figs. My problem was that I did not actually do the arithmetic correctly. Thank you

Homework Statement Two point charges (q1 = -2.6uC and q2 = 8.6uC) are fixed along the x-axis, separated by a distance d = 9.7cm. Point P is located at (x,y) = (d,d) 1. What is Ex(P), the x-component of the electric field produced by q1 and q2 at point P? 2. What is Ey(P), the value of the...