Final Charge on Lower Plate of Water-Dipped Capacitor

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The problem involves a parallel plate capacitor where the lower plate is partially submerged in water. The original poster presents a scenario with specific charges on the plates and seeks to determine the final charge on the lower plate after it is dipped in water, considering the dielectric constant of water.

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  • The original poster attempts to find the final charge on the lower plate after dipping it in water and presents an answer of 3Q/2, seeking validation. Other participants request the original poster to share their work to assess the correctness of the answer.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants encouraging the original poster to provide their calculations for feedback. There is an indication of frustration from the original poster regarding the requirement to show work, while others emphasize the importance of this for receiving help.

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Homework Statement


A parallel plate capacitor with the separation between the plates as 'd' has its lower plate dipped in water. Before dipping, the lower plate has charge Q, while the upper plate has charge 2Q. Let K be the dielectric constant of water. What will be the final charge on the lower surface of the plate dipped in water.


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I am not showing the equations and attempt to my solution.
The answer I got is 3Q/2, can anyone comment on if my answer is correct.
 
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If you post your work I'll tell you whether or not it is correct.
 
Mindscrape said:
If you post your work I'll tell you whether or not it is correct.

its so much time taking to show the work... if u can just tell yes or no.. its sufficient for me.. thanks in advance..
 
Mindscrape is trying to help you. You may want to re-read this https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=94379 towards the top of this subforum page. It will explain that help is only given to those who show their work.
 
i m just forced to post my questions in this homework forum because of the warnings i get.. these questions are not homewrk questions.. i m just trying to understand the subject myself.
 

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