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AP Physics 2
10.5 Electric Potential
10.2 Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging
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Two conducting spheres connected by a thin wire.
Two conducting spheres connected by a thin wire.
Two isolated conducting spheres, \(A\) and \(B\), have radii \(R_A\) and \(R_B\) such that \(R_A > R_B\). Initially, Sphere \(A\) carries a net positive charge \(Q_0\) and Sphere \(B\) is uncharged. The two spheres are then connected by a thin, flexible conducting wire as shown and allowed to reach electrostatic equilibrium. Which of the following claims and justifications correctly describes the electric potentials \(V_A\) and \(V_B\) of the two spheres?

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