Two uncharged conducting spheres, A and B, are suspended from insulating threads so that they touch each other. While a negatively charged rod is held near, but not touching sphere A, someone moves ball B away from A. How will the spheres be charged, if at all? B Sphere A Sphere B 0 0 0 +1 +

Two uncharged conducting spheres, A and B, are suspended from insulating threads so that they touch each other. While a negatively charged rod is held near, but not touching sphere A, someone moves ball B away from A. How will the spheres be charged, if at all? B Sphere A Sphere B 0 0 0 +1 +

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Two uncharged conducting spheres, A and B, are suspended from insulating threads
so that they touch each other. While a negatively charged rod is held near, but not
touching sphere A, someone moves ball B away from A. How will the spheres be
charged, if at all?
B
Sphere A Sphere B
0
0
+
O + O
+

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