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RK1992
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Hey,
I've recently been studying electric fields, and our teacher told us that the field is approximately uniform between two charged parallel plates, ie the force acting on a unit charge is equal everywhere.
This doesn't seem to tie with everything else we've been taught; surely, as you move an electron toward the positive plate, the force of attraction would increase. We've been told to "accept it" without any real explanation, and I'm not seeing the reasoning behind it on my own..
Is anyone able to help me out?
Thanks
I've recently been studying electric fields, and our teacher told us that the field is approximately uniform between two charged parallel plates, ie the force acting on a unit charge is equal everywhere.
This doesn't seem to tie with everything else we've been taught; surely, as you move an electron toward the positive plate, the force of attraction would increase. We've been told to "accept it" without any real explanation, and I'm not seeing the reasoning behind it on my own..
Is anyone able to help me out?
Thanks