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A-LevelPhysicsElectric fieldsMay/June 2013Paper 1 Q301 Mark

Two conducting layers of a liquid crystal display of a calculator are 8 µm apart. A 1.5V cell is connected across the conducting layers when the calculator is switched on. What is the electric field strength between the layers?

A1.2 x 10⁻⁵ V m⁻¹
B0.19 V m⁻¹
C12 V m⁻¹
D1.9 × 10⁵ V m⁻¹

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About This A-Level Physics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) May/June 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Electric fields and is worth 1 mark.

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