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Air "breaks down" when the electric field strength reaches 3×106n/c, causing a spark. a parallel-plate capacitor is made from two 4.0-cm-diameter disks.

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User JayneT
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Ok, I think this is right but I am not sure:
Q = ϵ
0AE
A= π π
r^2

=(8.85x10^-12 C^2/Nm^2)
( π π (0.02m)^2)
(3x10^6 N/C) =3.3x10^-8 C = 33nC N = Q/e = (3.3x10^-8 C)/(1.60x10^-19 C/electron) = 2.1x10^11 electrons


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