Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centers separated by a distance of 50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 x 107 C? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.

Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centers separated by a distance of 50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 x 107 C? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.

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Two insulated charged copper
spheres A and B have their centers
separated by a distance of 50 cm.
What is the mutual force of
electrostatic repulsion if the charge
on each is 6.5 x 107 C? The radii of
A and B are negligible compared to
the distance of separation.

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