Physics

Problem

Four identical metal plates, each of area

A = 0.5\,\text{m}^{2}

, are arranged parallel to each other with equal separation

d = 8.85\,\text{mm}

. Plates

1

and

3

are connected by a wire, and plates

2

and

4

are connected to a battery of voltage

V = 10\,\text{V}

. Calculate the total charge supplied by the battery. (Take

\varepsilon_{0} = 8.85 \times 10^{-12}\,\text{F/m}

)