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A `5.80 muF` parallel-plate air capacitor has a plate separation of `5.00 mm` and is charged to a potential difference of `400 V`. Calculate the energy density in the region between the plates, in `J/m^3`

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`u=1/2epsilon_0E^2`
`=1/2epsilon_0(V/d)^2`
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