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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.113

Four identical metal plates are located in air at equal distances \(d\) from one another. The area of each plate is equal to \(S\). Find the capacitance of the system between points \(A\) and \(B\) if the plates are interconnected as shown (a) in Fig. 3.18a; (b) in Fig. 3.18b.

Reveal Answer
 (a) C=2ε0S/3d; (b) C=3ε0S/2d . \text { (a) } C=2 \varepsilon_{0} S / 3 d ; \text { (b) } C=3 \varepsilon_{0} S / 2 d \text { . }