The area of a capacitor plate can be calculated using the formula: plate area = (capacitance * distance) / (ε₀). In this discussion, the capacitance was determined to be 2 * 10^-8 F, and the distance between the plates was corrected to 0.90 * 10^-3 m. The final calculated area of the capacitor plate was found to be 2 m². This solution highlights the importance of unit conversion and direct calculation of area rather than relying on side length squared.
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Your distance value doesn't look right; check your units conversion. Since you're looking for the plate area anyways, why involve the square of the side length when you can solve directly for the area?warnexus said:Homework Statement
Homework Equations
capacitance = charge/volt
capacitance = Esub0 (side of parallel plates^2)/(distance apart)
The Attempt at a Solution
capacitance = (3*10^-6 C)/(150v)
capacitance = 2 * 10 ^ - 8 F
2 * 10 ^ - 8 F = (8.85 * 10 ^ -12)(side of parallel plate) ^ 2/(.90 *10^-2)
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