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In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of `6 xx 10^(-3)m^(2)` and the distance between the plates is 3 mm.
Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor. If this capacitor is connected to a 100 V supply, what is the charge on each plate of the capacitor?

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18 pF, `1.8 xx 10^(-9)` C
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