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Homework Statement
Two parallel plates, each of area 4.67 cm2, are separated by 3.93 mm
with purified non-conducting water between them. A voltage of 5.39 V
is applied between the plates.
Find the charge stored on each plate. Answer in units of nC.
Homework Equations
[tex]C = K\frac{(\varepsilon_{0}A)} {d}}[/tex]
[tex]Q = CV[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Q = [ 5.39 * 80 * (8.85 * 10^-12) (4.67 * 10^-2) ] / (3.93 * 10^-3)
Q = 4.534 * 10^-8
When I convert that to nC I get 45.34 nC. What went wrong? =(
Also, sorry for the horrible formatting! I'm having database errors when trying to use too much LaTex.