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:
Thomson's atomic model was successful in explaining the overall neutrality of the atom. However, its propositions were not consistent with the results of later experiments. In 1906, J. J. Thomson was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his theories and experiments on electricity conduction by gases.
Summary. J.J. Thomson's experiments with cathode ray tubes showed that all atoms contain tiny negatively charged subatomic particles or electrons. Thomson proposed the plum pudding model of the atom, which had negatively-charged electrons embedded within a positively-charged "soup."