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Does the separation of the plates affect field intensity? How?

Does the separation of the plates affect field intensity? How?-example-1
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The electric field intensity is directly proportional to the separation between the plates.

Thus, the electric field intensity increases with the increase in separation between the plates and decreases with the decrease in separation between the plates.

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