A parallel plate capacitor is constructed with plate area of 0.40 m2 and a plate separation of 0.10 mm. How much charge is stored on it when it is charged to a potential difference of 12 V?

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0.42 μC

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A metal sphere of radius 80. mm is charged to a potential of -0.50 kV. With what velocity must an electron be fired toward the sphere if it is to just barely reach the sphere when started from a position 15. cm from the center of the sphere?

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A 5.0-m long, 12-kg uniform ladder rests against a smooth vertical wall with the bottom of the ladder 3.0 m from the wall. The coefficient of static friction between the floor and the ladder is 0.28

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