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Oh. In that case I suppose it would be logical for one mass to have twice the charge of the other. Therefore using a=eq/m, q and m are both twice as large so the acceleration should be equal for both, leading to B. Is that correct? Thanks a lot! :)

I was under the impression that the question implied the charges were equal?

Confused indeed! Not entirely sure what you mean... The spheres are suspended so the downward force, gravitational, equals the upwards force, electrical. So eq=mg? Thus F = 0, so ma = 0, so a must be zero. But why, when the electrical field is made stronger, do they accelerate equally...

Homework Statement The diagram shows two charged spheres X and Y, of masses 2m and m respectively, which are just prevented from falling under gravity by the uniform electric field between the two parallel plates. If the plates are moved closer together A X and Y will both remain...