A small metal sphere carrying a charge of touches an identical neutral sphere that is…

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Problem

A small metal sphere carrying a charge of

+6.0\,\text{nC}

touches an identical neutral sphere that is insulated from its surroundings. After the spheres are separated, the first sphere is measured to have

+2.0\,\text{nC}

. What is the net charge on the second sphere? (a)

-4.0\,\text{nC}

(b)

+2.0\,\text{nC}

(c)

+4.0\,\text{nC}

(d)

0\,\text{nC}