# Suppose the Spheres a and B in Exercise 1.12 Have Identical Sizes. A Third Sphere of the Same Size but Uncharged is Brought in Contact with the First, Then Brought in Contact with the - Physics

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Suppose the spheres A and B in Exercise 1.12 have identical sizes. A third sphere of the same size but uncharged is brought in contact with the first, then brought in contact with the second, and finally removed from both. What is the new force of repulsion between A and B?

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#### Solution

Distance between the spheres, A and B, r = 0.5 m

Initially, the charge on each sphere, q = 6.5 × 10−7 C

When sphere A is touched with an uncharged sphere C, "q"/2 amount of charge from A will transfer to sphere C. Hence, the charge on each of the spheres, A and C, is "q"/2.

When sphere C with charge "q"/2 is brought in contact with sphere B with charge q, total charges on the system will divide into two equal halves given as,

("q"/2 + "q")/2 = (3"q")/4

Each sphere will share each half. Hence, the charge on each of the spheres, C and B, is (3"q")/4.

Force of repulsion between sphere A having charge "q"/2 and sphere B having charge

(3"q")/4 = ("q"/2 xx (3"q")/4)/(4piin_0"r"^2) = (3"q"^2)/(8 xx 4piin_9"r"^2)

= 9 xx 10^9 xx (3 xx (6.5 xx 10^-7)^2)/(8 xx (0.5)^2)

= 5.703 xx 10^-3 N

Therefore, the force of attraction between the two spheres is 5.703 × 10−3 N.

Concept: Charging by Induction
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#### APPEARS IN

NCERT Physics Part 1 and 2 Class 12
Chapter 1 Electric Charges and Fields
Exercise | Q 1.13 | Page 47
NCERT Class 12 Physics Textbook
Chapter 1 Electric Charge and Fields
Exercise | Q 13 | Page 47
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