Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Capacitance - Problems - Page 743: 55c

Answer

$q' = 7.45 nC $

Work Step by Step

Let the charge on the inner conductor be –q. Immediately adjacent to it is the induced charge q' . Since the electric field is less by a factor $\frac{1}{k}$ than the field when no dielectric is present, then $-q+q' = -\frac{q}{k} $ Thus, $q' = \frac{k-1}{k} q = \frac{23.5 - 1}{23.5} (7.79 nC)$ $q' = 7.45 nC $
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