Does Electric Field Intensity Stay Constant Between Charged Parallel Plates?

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The electric field intensity between charged parallel plates remains constant as long as the plate area is significantly larger than the distance between them. While edge effects can occur, the field is generally uniform in the central region of the plates. The intensity is proportional to the separation distance, meaning that as the distance increases, the electric field strength also changes. If either lateral dimension of the plates decreases significantly, they can behave like line or point charges, altering the electric field characteristics. Overall, for practical applications, maintaining large plate dimensions relative to their separation ensures a constant electric field intensity.
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Does the intensity of the electric field between two charged parallel plates stay constant regardless of the distance between the plates, assuming of course that the plate area is such that the plates do not become point charges?
 
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There are edge effects, but if the area or lateral dimensions are much larger than the separation, the electric field intensity for parallel (flat) plates is constant, but still proportional to the separation.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/pplate.html#c1

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/elesht.html#c2

If one lateral dimension were to shrink, then the plate would become a line charge, and if both lateral dimensions were reducted, the plate would become a point charge.
 
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