Two isolated conducting spheres S₁ and S₂ of radius (2/3)R and (1/3)R have 12µC and -3 µC charges, respectively, and are at a large distance from each other. They are now connected by a conducting wire. A long time after this is done the charges on S₁ and S₂ are respectively:
Two isolated conducting spheres S₁ and S₂ of radius (2/3)R and (1/3)R have 12µC and -3 µC charges, respectively, and are at a large distance from each other. They are now connected by a conducting wire. A long time after this is done the charges on S₁ and S₂ are respectively:
When the two conducting spheres are connected by a wire, they will reach the same electric potential, V.
The total charge Q_total = 12µC + (-3µC) = 9µC. This total charge will redistribute.
Let the final charges be q? and q? + q? = 9µC.
The potential of a sphere is V = kq/r.
V? = V?
k q? /R? = k q? /R?
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