Two Identical Small Charged Spheres Are a Certain Distance Apart,and

question 12

Multiple Choice

Two identical small charged spheres are a certain distance apart,and each one initially experiences an electrostatic force of magnitude F due to the other.With time,charge gradually leaks off of both spheres.When each of the spheres has lost half its initial charge,the magnitude of the electrostatic force will be

• A) 1/16 F.
• B) 1/8 F.
• C) 1/4 F.
• D) 1/2 F.

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