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Homework Statement
Let's take two spheres that are somewhat nearby. On one sphere, sphere A, there is Q units of charge. Now, we take some little bit of charge q off of sphere A, and put it on sphere B. What should the ratio q/Q be if we want the electrostatic force between the spheres to be a maximum?
Homework Equations
F = K Q q / r2
The Attempt at a Solution
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For this question, I just took plotted numbers and found that the charge q has to be half of Q in order to have the greatest electrostatic force between the spheres. So the ratio of q/Q = 1/2
How would one do this problem without plotting numbers?