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Two insulated charged spheres of radii 20 cm and 25 cm respectively and having equal charge q are connected by a copper wire and then they are separated

A

both the spheres will have charge q

B

the charge on 20 cm sphere will be greater than that on 25 cm sphere

C

the charge on 25 cm sphere will be greater than that on 20 cm sphere

D

total charge will be on 25 cm

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