The centers of two identical small conducting spheres are 1 m apart. They carry charges of opposite kind and attract each other with a force F. When they are connected by a conducting thin wire they repel each other with a force 
. What is the ratio of magnitude of charges carried by the spheres initially?
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
From Coulomb's law,
F 
Dividing Eq. (i) by Eq (ii), we get
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