Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an ele

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Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in place, attract each other with an electrostatic force of -0.6020 N when separated by 50 cm, center-to-center. The spheres are then connected by a thin conducting wire. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other with an electrostatic force of 0.1101 N. What were the initial charges on the spheres? Since one is negative and you cannot tell which is positive or negative, there are two solutions. Take the absolute value of the charges and show the smaller value and the larger value

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let the charges be q1 and q2, so, kq1q2/r1^2=0.602N when they are connected by a string, their potential becomes the same, so charge flowed through the wire = (q1+q2)/2 so , k(q1-q2)^2/4r1^2=0.1101 solving these 2 equations, we get the values of q1 and q2 hope my answer is correct and please appreciate my help by awarding me karma points.

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