Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

Two identical metal balls, A and B, with similar charges Q, are suspended with insulating threads. They repel each other with a force F. Another identical uncharged metal ball C is first touched with metal ball A and then touched with metal ball B and finally removed. The new force of repulsion between A and B will be

Options:

$F$

$2F$

$\frac{1}{8}F$

$\frac{3}{8}F$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{3}{8}F$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → $\frac{3}{8}F$