Calculating Charge on a Parallel Plate Capacitor

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Homework Statement


A 5800-nF parallel plate capacitor is connected to a 14-V battery and charged.
What is the charge Q on the positive plate of the capacitor?

Homework Equations


C = Q/V

The Attempt at a Solution


This looks like a very simple question. The capacitor is fully charged so 5800 nF = Q/(14 V)
14 V x 5800 nF = 81200 nC

The positive plate will have a +Q net charge and -Q net charge will be on the negative plate.
My answer is incorrect though.
 
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Sorry I am doing this from my iPad. My answer is correct it wanted the answer in scientific notation. Thanks anyways