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- Homework Statement
- Three uncharged metallic balls of radii a, b and a respectively are connected to terminals A, B and C with the help of long thin conductors as shown in the circuit. Find charges established on each of the balls, when a steady state is reached after the switch is closed. Consider the balls to be at great distances from each other as well from the circuit and neglect internal resistance of the battery.
- Relevant Equations
- Q=CV ,V=iR
This is the diagram given for the problem.
Now I was able to identify, that the fact that the capacitance of a spherical capacitor, with one plate and the other at an infinite distance, is somehow to be used in this problem, i.e ##C= 4\pi\epsilon_0R ##
IF I can replace all the spherical capacitors with parallel plate capacitors with the same capacitance, I can solve the problem very easily. Though this seems intuitive, it yields the incorrect result.
Looking forward on how to approach this problem.