Answer:
The change in the charge on the positve plate when the Teflon is inserted is +2.5 nC.
Explanation:
- It can be showed that the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor, can be expresssed as follows:

- Where ε, is the dielectric constant of the material that fills the space between plates.
- When this space is filled with air, ε= ε₀ = 8,85*10⁻¹² F/m.
- At the same time, the capacitance of a capacitor, by definition, is as follows:

- If we insert a Teflon slab, in such a way that fills completely the gap between the plates, all other parameters being equal, if ε = 2*ε₀, this means that C₂ = 2* C₁. = 50 pF
- As V₂=V₁ (due to the capacitor remains connected to the same battery) the charge must be the double, so Q₂ = 2* Q₁ = 5 nC.
- So, the change in the charge of the positive plate is +2.5 nC.
Answer:
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In order to determine the acceleration of the block, use the following formula:

Moreover, remind that for an object attached to a spring the magnitude of the force acting over a mass is given by:

Then, you have:

by solving for a, you obtain:

In this case, you have:
k: spring constant = 100N/m
m: mass of the block = 200g = 0.2kg
x: distance related to the equilibrium position = 14cm - 12cm = 2cm = 0.02m
Replace the previous values of the parameters into the expression for a:

Hence, the acceleration of the block is 10 m/s^2
In other words a infinitesimal segment dV caries the charge
<span>dQ = ρ dV </span>
<span>Let dV be a spherical shell between between r and (r + dr): </span>
<span>dV = (4π/3)·( (r + dr)² - r³ ) </span>
<span>= (4π/3)·( r³ + 3·r²·dr + 3·r·(dr)² + /dr)³ - r³ ) </span>
<span>= (4π/3)·( 3·r²·dr + 3·r·(dr)² + /dr)³ ) </span>
<span>drop higher order terms </span>
<span>= 4·π·r²·dr </span>
<span>To get total charge integrate over the whole volume of your object, i.e. </span>
<span>from ri to ra: </span>
<span>Q = ∫ dQ = ∫ ρ dV </span>
<span>= ∫ri→ra { (b/r)·4·π·r² } dr </span>
<span>= ∫ri→ra { 4·π·b·r } dr </span>
<span>= 2·π·b·( ra² - ri² ) </span>
<span>With given parameters: </span>
<span>Q = 2·π · 3µC/m²·( (6cm)² - (4cm)² ) </span>
<span>= 2·π · 3×10⁻⁶C/m²·( (6×10⁻²m)² - (4×10⁻²m)² ) </span>
<span>= 3.77×10⁻⁸C </span>
<span>= 37.7nC</span>