Answer to Question #251168 in Physics for RAFAEL

Question

A plate with positive charge is 0.05 m higher than a plate with negative charge, and the electric field has an intensity of E=5x10^4N/C. Determine the work performed by the electric field E when a charge of +5x10^-6C moves from the negative plate to the positive plate.

Answer 1

The work is

$$W=-q\Delta V=-qEd=-0.0125\text{ J}.$$