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<p>Consider two spheres, each containing the same net charge +<img title="Q" src="http://session.masteringphysics.com/render?var=Q" alt="Q" align="middle" />. Sphere #1 has a larger radius than Sphere #2. The spheres are very far apart from each other. If the voltage is zero at infinity,</p>
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<p>the voltage on the surface of sphere #1 is lower than that of sphere #2.</p>
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<p>the voltage on the surface of sphere #1 is higher than that of sphere #2.</p>
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<p>the voltage on the surface of sphere #1 is equal to that of sphere #2.</p>
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a) the voltage on the surface of sphere #1 is lower than that of sphere #2.

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