The two conductive spherical shells A, B in the figure with internal radii a = 10cm and b = 5cm, respectively, are placed at sufficiently far from each other. The two spheres are connected by a conductive wire. The charge q = +15µC was placed in the center of the left one of the initially uncharged spheres. Find surface charge densities of both spheres. ( = 3)

The two conductive spherical shells A, B in the figure with internal radii a = 10cm and b = 5cm, respectively, are placed at sufficiently far from each other. The two spheres are connected by a conductive wire. The charge q = +15µC was placed in the center of the left one of the initially uncharged spheres. Find surface charge densities of both spheres. ( = 3)

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