College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 17 - Conceptual Questions - Page 649: 13

Answer

No. The plates are equipotentials.

Work Step by Step

The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor are conductors. So each has a uniform potential. So it doesn't matter which point on each plate that you measure the voltage at -- you'll get the same potential difference between the plates no matter which points you choose.
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