Question

In the inner region between the two capacitor plates, the electric fields due to the two charged plates are zero.

(a) True

(b) False

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) False

Explanation: In the inner region between the two capacitor plates, the electric fields due to the two charged plates add up. The net field is given by:

\(\frac {\sigma}{2\varepsilon_0}+\frac {\sigma}{2\varepsilon_0}=\frac {\sigma}{\varepsilon_0} \).