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Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are charged such that both of these have same charge density `sigma`. The spheres are located far away from each other and connected by a thin conducting wire. Find the new charge density on the bigger sphere.

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To solve the problem, we need to follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the initial conditions We have two metallic spheres: - Sphere 1 with radius \( R \) and charge density \( \sigma \). - Sphere 2 with radius \( 2R \) and charge density \( \sigma \). ### Step 2: Calculate the initial charge on each sphere ...
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