Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Coulomb's Law - Questions - Page 624: 11b

Answer

The charge transfer through the wire will be $-2e$

Work Step by Step

Let $q$ be the initial charge of each bubble. After bubble A hits the ceiling, the charge on bubble A is zero. After bubble A hits bubble B, both bubbles have the same charge. The charge on bubble A and bubble B is $\frac{q}{2}$ In part (a), we found that the initial charge of each bubble was $~~+4e$ Then the charge on bubble A when it hits the floor is $+2e$ Therefore, the charge transfer through the wire will be $-2e$
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