Two small balls with a mass of 2 g each are hanging on two separate strings 0.5  m (50 cm)  long attached to a common point. They are given an identical negative charge and spread apart to a distance 6 cm from each other. What would happen if the charge on each ball is doubled?

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Two small balls with a mass of 2 g each are hanging on two separate strings 0.5  m (50 cm)  long attached to a common point. They are given an identical negative charge and spread apart to a distance 6 cm from each other. What would happen if the charge on each ball is doubled?

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