Two charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force of 
. Another identical uncharged sphere C is touched with sphere A and then it is placed mid-way between A and B. Then, the magnitude of net force on C is
A
B
C
D
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B
Initially,
Finally
When, sphere C is touched with charged spheres A, then charge on A and C is reduced to half.
Force between A and C,
Similarly,
Force between B and C,
Net force on 
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