Solving Electrostatics Problems: Contact of Neutral & Charged Spheres

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The discussion focuses on solving electrostatics problems involving the contact of neutral and charged spheres. Specifically, it addresses a scenario with an insulated metal sphere (X) that is neutral and another sphere (Y) with a charge of +1.80 E -16 C. The total charge of the system before separation is 0 C, while after separation, the total charge remains +1.80 E -16 C, with sphere X retaining a charge of 0 C and sphere Y maintaining a charge of +1.80 E -16 C.

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Hi, i have been assigned a series of problems that basically follow the same pattern, but I am unable to solve the first one which is making it difficult to solve the others.

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An insulated metal sphere (X), that has no net charge (neutral), is brought into contact with a similar sphere (Y) that has a charge of +1.80 E -16 C. The two spheres are the separated. a) What is the total charge of the system before and after separation? b) What are the charges of spheres X and Y after separation?

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!a) Before separation, the total charge of the system is 0 C. After separation, the total charge of the system is +1.80 E -16 C. b) After separation, sphere X has a charge of 0 C and sphere Y has a charge of +1.80 E -16 C.
 

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