Two uncharged conducting spheres supported by insulated stands are placed in contact. A positively charged rod...

Two uncharged conducting spheres supported by insulated stands are placed in contact. A positively charged rod is brought close to one of the spheres on the side opposite from the other sphere. (a)Describe the induced charges on the spheres, and sketch the charge distributions on them. (b)The two spheres are moved far away from each other and then the charged rod is removed. Sketch the charge distributions on the spheres. (c)Describe what would have happened if the charged rod had been moved away before the spheres were separated.

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The charged rod will induce charges on the uncarged spheres and will create a polarity. This is happening through the process of Induction. When the rod is removed and the sphere are still in contact, then their polarity is reversed within the spheres. If they are kept apart, then these charges will distribute themselves uniformly and each spheres willo nly have indivitual charges. Polarity will be no longer a valid scenario.

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