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Two conducting spheres, A and B, have charges qA = -12Q and qB = +6Q, and radii rA = rB = 1.5 cm. Sphere A is touched with sphere B, and then they are placed in the array shown below. d = 6 cm. (a) What is the charge of each sphere after they have been in contact?

Name: two conducting spheres a and b have charges qa 12q and qb 6q and radii ra rb 15 cm sphere a is touched with sphere b and then they are placed in the array shown below d6cm a what is charge o 15734
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          Two conducting spheres, A and B, have charges qA = -12Q and qB = +6Q, and radii rA = rB = 1.5 cm. Sphere A is touched with sphere B, and then they are placed in the array shown below. d = 6 cm.
(a) What is the charge of each sphere after they have been in contact?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Rudra Singh

05/07/2022

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Step 1: The potential of sphere A before contact is given by \(V_A = \frac{k \cdot q_A}{r_A}\) and the potential of sphere B before contact is given by \(V_B = \frac{k \cdot q_B}{r_B}\). Show more…

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Two conducting spheres, A and B, have charges qA = -12Q and qB = +6Q, and radii rA = rB = 1.5 cm. Sphere A is touched with sphere B, and then they are placed in the array shown below. d = 6 cm. (a) What is the charge of each sphere after they have been in contact?