Why are the plates in a capacitor parallel to each other?

2 answers:

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To have a uniform field. The field is the voltage between the plates divided by the distance between the plates. If the distance varies so would the field between them.

lukranit [14]4 years ago

6 0

Answer:

to form a uniform electric field between the plates

Explanation:

As we know that the capacitor is a device which is used to store the electrostatic potential energy between the plates.

So here our aim is to design such a capacitor system which will store energy between two plates and that energy will be uniform if the two plates are parallel to each other

If the two plates are not parallel to each other then in that case the field between the plates becomes non uniform and that will form make the charge distribution non uniform.

So here correct answer will be

<em>to form a uniform electric field between the plates </em>

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Energy=3.1times 10^-17 J

Rest mass: 6.2 kg

Speed: 47.5 m/s

Wavelength: 2.659 times 10^-6

Momentum: 67.3 kg(m/s)

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