Does a Negative Charged Conductor Ice Pail Lose Charges When Touched Inside?

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A negatively charged conductor ice pail does not lose its charges when touched inside, as the charges redistribute rather than escape. In the scenario presented, with conductors K and Z having charges of qk = -3q and qz = +2q respectively, closing the switch leads to a redistribution of charges between the two conductors. The final charge distribution will depend on the capacitance and geometry of the system, but the total charge remains conserved. This principle is fundamental in electrostatics and can be observed through practical experiments.

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Suppose have a negative charged conductor ice pail over an isolated support. If a touch of dip or elsewhere inside, does pail lose charges?
 
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I can not understand. Thirty member reading but zero comment. My fundamental question is waiting few days. I know my English is not enough to explain well. But come on, so incomprehensible? My question is not a joke or only curiosity. If you know something about this, please share with me. Let's discuss.

In fact this may learn by doing this experiment but neither have devices nor explain myself. I will try to explain my question for last time. This is the figure:

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K and Z conductor. qk=-3q and qz=+2q. What happens after switch closed. What is the final type of charge over K and Z. I don't ask amounts, + or - for both and how.

I do not want to believe this is a not understandable or a hard question.

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