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Parallel plates uniformness
All questions are highly related, so I preferred to ask them together.
Q1: Why is the electric field uniform between parallel plates and is it only uniform between? and not outside?
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Why are the two outer charge densities on a system of parallel charged plates identical?
One of the ways examiners torture students is by asking them to calculate charge distributions and potentials for systems of charged parallel plates like this:
the ellipsis is meant to indicate any ...
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Showing that an electric field is uniform
This question might be a bit strange. Two charged plates will have a uniform electric field between them. Is there a relatively simple way to show that the electric field between them is constant? ...
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