// Scilab code Ex3.3: Pg 83 (2008) clc; clear; d = 3e-03; // Thickness of dielectric, m Q = 35e-03; // Electric charge on plates, C V = 150; // Supply voltage, V A = 144e-06; // Cross-sectional area of plates, m^2 // Part (a) // Since electric field strength(E) = potential gradient therefore we have E = V/d; // Electric field strength, V/m // Part (b) // Solving for electric field density, D D = Q/A; // Electric field density, C/m^2 printf("\nThe electric field strength = %2d kV/m", E*1e-03); printf("\nThe flux density = %5.1f C/m^2", D); // Result // The electric field strength = 50 kV/m // The flux density = 243.1 C/m^2