Two small identical conducting spheres each of mass 1 g are suspended by silk threads 20 cm long from the same point. On being charged the spheres, which were originally in contact, take up positions with their centers 5 cm apart. What was the original charge given to the spheres?

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One of the fundamental properties is the electromagnetic property. Charge cannot be destroyed by any process and this contributes formally to the law of charge conservation.