Re: How many volts ?

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPomona.Edu>]

On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, Mark Shapiro wrote:

> 	I agree with your statements regarding the final surface charges
> on each of the plates.  However, your statement that +/- 55 nC are
> required on the inner surfaces to produce the required field between the
> plates is not quite accurate.  For example an insulating sheet with -5
> nC/m^2 on each side opposite another insulating sheet with +50 nC/m^2 on
> each side will produce the same field between both insulating sheets.

Hey Mark, where did these insulating sheets come from?  I guess I 
should have prefaced my remarks with the disclaimer, "For the 
problem as stated ..." 

;-) 

John
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