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Electrostatics

A large conducting plane has a surface charge density 1*10^-4 C/m2. Find the electrostatic energy stored in a cubical volume of edge 1 cm in front of the plane.

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15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Amitabh Shrivastava
15 Years ago

Energy=1/2(Epsilon)*E^2

E=1/2(Sigma)(Epsilon)

Energy=1/8*(Epsilon)^3*(Sigma)^2