Two tiny conducting spheres are identicaland carry charges of - 27.3 µC and + 48.8 µC.They are separated by a distance of 2.43 cm.(a) What is the magnitude of the force thateach sphere experiences? (b) The spheres arebrought into contact and then separated to adistance of 2.43 cm. Determine themagnitude of the force that each sphere nowexperiences.(a) NumberiUnits(b) NumberiUnits

Given Charge q1=-27.3 μC q2=48.8 μC distance r=0.0243 m

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Two tiny conducting spheres are identical and carry charges of - 27.3 µC and + 48.8 µC. They are separated by a distance of 2.43 cm. (a) What is the magnitude of the force that each sphere experiences? (b) The spheres are brought into contact and then separated to a