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Exercises: Electrical Charges, Conservation of Charge, and Transfer of Charge

Work through each section in order. Show your work on calculation problems.

Grade 11·21 problems·~30 min·OpenStax Physics (High School)·section·sec-18-1
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Fluency Practice

Apply core concepts from this section. Show your work on calculation problems.

Diagram showing two spheres before and after contact, with initial charges of −12 nC and 0 nC
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A charged sphere with −12-12 nC touches a neutral sphere of identical size. After separation, what is the charge on each sphere? Express your answer in nC.