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Created August 13, 2020
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A parallel plate capacitor has equal and opposite surface charges on the inner surfaces of the two plates, leading to parallel electric field lines in the small gap between the plates.


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This example is from the Electrons at Rest chapter of Ultimate Electronics Book. It shows electric field lines within a parallel plate capacitor. There are equal and opposite surface charges on the two plates, yielding a nonzero electric field in the gap between the plates. (A small field may exist in the air around the plates.)


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