IB skill practice

Use electric field strength and electric potential

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Electric field between plates

Parallel plates in a magnetic balance demonstration have potential difference \(220\,\text{V}\) and separation \(0.04\,\text{m}\). Calculate the electric field strength. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the physics meaning.

Worked practice: physics data and result

Read the physical quantities first, then calculate the result and state what it means.