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padilas
10 days ago
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Consider three identical metal spheres, A, B, and C. Sphere A carries a charge of -2.0 µC; sphere B carries a charge of -6.0 µC;

and sphere C carries a charge of +4.0 µC. Spheres A and B are touched together and then separated. SpheresB and C are then touched and separated. Does sphere C end up with an excess or a deficiency of electrons and how many electrons is it?Select one:A. deficiency, 6 × 10^13B. excess, 2 × 10^13C. There is no excess or deficiency of electrons.D. excess, 3 × 10^13E. deficiency, 3 × 10^12
Physics
1 answer:
inna [2.2K]10 days ago
5 0
None of the provided options is correct. After contact, A becomes -4 µC, B remains 0 µC, and C ends with +4.0 µC. When spheres A and B touch, charges will redistribute to establish balance, resulting in A = -4 µC, B = -4 µC, C = +4.0 µC. After C and B are touched, both positive and negative charges neutralize each other, leaving A at -4 µC, B at 0 µC, and C at 0 µC.
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