Can we calculate capacitance of an isloated meta plate?

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The discussion centers on the calculation of capacitance for an isolated infinite charged plate. It is established that an infinite charged plate cannot exist in practical terms, as any physical plate will eventually appear finite at a distance. The electric field lines from a hypothetical infinite plate are constant, leading to an infinite voltage from an infinite distance, resulting in a capacitance of zero. This conclusion clarifies the ill-defined nature of the original question posed by the user.

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i have done the capacitance of an isolated charged sphere (=4 pi E R).but can we find capacitance of an isolated ,infinite charged plate too??how?
 
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The question is ill-defined. You can't have an infinite charged plate. At some distance, any plate will no longer appear infinite. A hypothetical infinitely plate has constant electric field lines, which means the voltage is infinite from an infinite distance away, so the capacitance is 0.
 
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Ty brother!my teacher wasn't able to answer it!
 

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