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Hello all,
I have a simple question about capacitors. We are learning about them in class and in some questions, I seem to come up with different answers than the solution sets, always by 2. I apparently am using the area of each plate in a capacitor to derive my results.
My question is when working with capacitors, does one use the area of one electrode or both?
I expected to use both as I believe there would be charge density on both electrodes.
Thanks in advance.
I have a simple question about capacitors. We are learning about them in class and in some questions, I seem to come up with different answers than the solution sets, always by 2. I apparently am using the area of each plate in a capacitor to derive my results.
My question is when working with capacitors, does one use the area of one electrode or both?
I expected to use both as I believe there would be charge density on both electrodes.
Thanks in advance.