Two small plastic spheres are given positive electrical charges. When they are 15.0 cm apart, the repulsion force between them has a magnitude 0.220 N. What is the charge on each sphere? (a) If the two charges are equal and (b) if one sphere has four times the charge of the other?

Two small plastic spheres are given positive electrical charges. When they are 15.0 cm apart, the repulsion force between them has a magnitude 0.220 N. What is the charge on each sphere? (a) If the two charges are equal and (b) if one sphere has four times the charge of the other?

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