Touching Charged Conducting Balls · CAP 2000 #13

Physics · electromagnetism

Problem

Two identical conducting balls have positive charges q1≠q2q_1 \neq q_2 respectively. The balls are brought together so that they touch and then put back in their original positions. The force between the balls is, (a) The same as it was before the balls touched. (b) Greater than before the balls touched. (c) Less than before the balls touched. (d) Zero.

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