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A glass rod rubbed with silk is brought close to two uncharged spheres in contact with each other inducing charges on them as shown in figure.
a. What happens when the spheres are slightly separated.
b. the glass rod is subsequently removed.
c. the spheres are separated far apart.

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a. Charges remain as such, with little displacement on their spheres.
b. The charges are displaced so as to face each other on nearer side.
c. Uniform distribution takes place.
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