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Energy stored or energy density in terms of the field or the charge per area

This type of question, asked 3 times: May 2022 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S1. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    7
    A parallel plate air capacitor has a uniform electric field EE in the space between the plates. Area of each plate is AA and the distance between the plates is dd. The energy stored in the capacitor is (ε0\varepsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

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  2. Question 2

    10 May 2024 S1

    44
    The mean electrical energy density between the plates of a charged air capacitor is (where qq = charge on the capacitor, AA = area of a capacitor plate)

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  3. Question 3

    20 Apr 2026 S1

    128
    A parallel plate air capacitor having area of each plate 'AA' and the distance between the plates 'dd' has uniform electric field E in the space between the plates. The energy stored in the capacitor is (ϵ0\epsilon_0 = permittivity of free space.)

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