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A parallel plate capacitor has circular plates of diameter 1 cm. It is air-filled; there is...

A parallel plate capacitor has circular plates of diameter 1 cm. It is air-filled; there is no dielectric. We want the capacitor to hold 10-8 joules of energy when charged to 100 volts. What should the plate separation be?

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