Question

Two small insulating spheres with radius 5.00×10−2 m m are separated by a large center-to-center distance of 0.550 m m . one sphere is negatively charged, with net charge -2.05 μc μ c , and the other sphere is positively charged, with net charge 4.25 μc μ c . the charge is uniformly distributed within the volume of each sphere.

Answer 1

When two spheres with different charges come into contact and then separate, the charge is redistributed between them. The final charge on each sphere depends on the ratio of their initial charges.

Step-by-step explanation:

When two spheres with different charges come into contact and then separate, the charge is redistributed between them. The final charge on each sphere depends on the ratio of their initial charges.

In this case, Sphere A has a charge of -5 nC and Sphere B has a charge of -3 nC. When they come into contact, the total charge of -8 nC is distributed between them. If the spheres are identical, they will each have a final charge of -4 nC.