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Grade 12Electrostatics

the force between two point charges +q,-q placed r distance apart is f1 and force betwwen two spherical conductor ,each of radius R placed with their centre r distance apart charged with charge +q,-q is f2. if separation 'r' is not much larger than R,THEN (1) F1>F2 (2)F1=F2 (3)F1

Profile image of rahul tiwari
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of aryan kashyap
15 Years ago

r for sure >2R...n coloumbic attraction between the 2 spheres would be same as if they are point charges.hence f1=f2