Calculating Electric field and total charge

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Homework Statement


Surface charge density on gold plate of radium 15cm is 5x10^-9 C/m^2
A) Calculate electric field intensity (E) near plate center
B) Assuming surface charge density is constant over the entire surface of the plate, calculate the total charge on the plate

Homework Equations


En=[itex]\rho[/itex] / [itex]\epsilon[/itex]


The Attempt at a Solution


A) En=5x10^-9 C/m^2 / 8.85x10^-12 = 565 V/m
B) Not sure on the total charge equation.
 
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