The discussion focuses on calculating the distance between two parallel plates required to achieve a potential difference of 250 V while producing an electric field strength of 2000 N/C. The relevant equations include the electric field strength formula (E = kQ/r²) and the potential difference formula (PD = kQ/r). By combining these equations, one can derive the necessary distance between the plates. It is established that electric field strength can be expressed in both N/C and V/m, indicating their equivalence.
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Yer Madder said:Determine how far apart two parallel plates must be situated so that a potential difference of 2.50*10^2 V produces an electric field strength of 2.00*10^3 N/C
F=(k*Q1*Q2)/r^2
PD=kQ/r
E=kQ/r^2
I cannot even figure out which formulae to combine...