Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Questions - Page 623: 2b

Answer

The charge on the positively charged spheres are equal in all 3 example $q1=q2=q3$

Work Step by Step

q1: The positively charged sphere loses 5 electrons to the negatively charged sphere to reach equilibrium $6e - 5e = 1e$ q2: The positively charged sphere loses 1 electron to the negatively charged sphere to reach equilibrium $2e - 1e = 1e$ q3: The positively charged sphere loses 13 electrons to the negatively charged sphere to reach equilibrium $14e - 13e = 1e$ Therefore, $q1=q2=q3$
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