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Physics Laboratory Capacitance Tutorial I. The electric field near sheets and plates with charge A. A small portion of a large sheet (single layer) of charge is shown to the right. Suppose the sheet of charge has a net charge Q uniformly distributed over an area A. In terms of Q, A, and constants: - write an expression for the charge density ? for this sheet. - write an expression for the electric field to the left and right of the sheet, and indicate the directions of these fields. B. A small portion of a large thin conducting plate is shown to the right. Each side of the plate has a charge Q that is uniformly distributed over an area A. In terms of Q, A, and constants, write an expression for the charge density ? on each side of the conducting plate. Draw the electric field vectors at point P (inside the conducting plate) due to the charges on the surfaces of the plate, and find the resultant electric field inside the conductor due to the charge on the plate. Is your answer consistent with your knowledge of the electric field inside a conductor? Find the resultant electric field on each side of the plate and indicate their directions. C. A second conducting plate of equal and opposite charge is now held parallel to and near the first. The plates are large and close enough together that fringing effects near the edges can be ignored. The diagrams below show various distributions of charge on the two plates. Decide which arrangement is physically correct. Explain. II. Parallel plates and capacitance. We will compare and contrast two different situations for capacitance: one where the charge on the plates is kept constant, and one when the potential difference (voltage) between the plates is kept constant. Two very large thin conducting plates are a distance D apart. The surface area of the face of each plate is A. A side view of the plates is shown. A. Charge on plates kept consta