Two solid, uniform, isolated, conducting spheres contain charges of  +8.0 µC and - 6.0 µC. The two spheres are then connected by an infinitely-thin conducting rod after which the spheres are disconnected from each other. What is the change in charge on the positively charged sphere?

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  1. Two solid, uniform, isolated, conducting spheres contain charges of  +8.0 µC and - 6.0 µC. The two spheres are then connected by an infinitely-thin conducting rod after which the spheres are disconnected from each other. What is the change in charge on the positively charged sphere?

      a.

    Decrease of 7.0 µC

      b.

    Increase of 1.0 µC

      c.

    Decrease of 1.0 µC

      d.

    The charge on both spheres stays the same.

      e.

    Increase of 7.0 µC

     
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