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AP Physics C: E&M
10.2 Redistribution of Charge between Conductors
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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Two conducting spheres connected by a thin wire.
Two conducting spheres connected by a thin wire.
Two isolated, solid conducting spheres are located very far apart relative to their radii. Sphere 1 has radius \(R\) and carries an initial net charge \(Q\), while Sphere 2 has radius \(3R\) and is initially uncharged. The spheres are then connected by a long, thin conducting wire and allowed to reach electrostatic equilibrium. Which choice correctly identifies the final net charge \(Q_{\text{large}}\) on Sphere 2 and the ratio of the electric field magnitudes \(\dfrac{E_{\text{small}}}{E_{\text{large}}}\) at the outer surface of each sphere?

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