---
title: Parallel-plate potential difference
topic: Electrostatics
author: Jake Bobowksi
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- potential difference
- parallel plates
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# {{ params.vars.title }}
Two parallel plates ${{ params.d }}\rm\ cm$ on a side are given equal and opposite charges of magnitude ${{ params.q }}\times 10^{ {{ params.p }} }\rm\ C$.
The plates are ${{ params.t }}\rm\ mm$ apart.

## Question Text

What is the potential difference between the plates?

### Answer Section

## Attribution

Problem is from the [OpenStax University Physics Volume 2](https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-2) textbook, licensed under the [CC-BY 4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).<br>![Image representing the Creative Commons 4.0 BY license.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/firasm/bits/master/by.png)