Consider Two Isolated Metal Spheres,the First with a Charge of 8.7

question 61

Multiple Choice

Consider two isolated metal spheres,the first with a charge of 8.7 and a radius of 25 cm and the second uncharged with a radius of 5.4 cm.What is the charge on the larger sphere after a long thin metal wire is used to connect the two spheres?

• A)0
• B)1.5
• C)4.4
• D)7.2
• E)8.7

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