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A steady current of 600 uA flows through the plane electrode separated by a distance of 0.5 cm when a voltage of 10 kV is applied. Determine the Townsend's first ionization coefficient if a current of 60 uA flows when the distance of separation is reduced to 0.1 cm and the field is kept constant at the previous value.