Two neutral conducting spheres are in contact and are

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Two neutral conducting spheres are in contact and are supported on a large wooden table by insulated stands. A positively charged rod is brought up close to the surface of one of the spheres on the side opposite its point of contact with the other sphere.

(a) Describe the induced charges on the two conducting spheres and sketch the charge distributions on them.

(b) The two spheres are separated and then the charged rod is removed. The spheres are then separated far apart. Sketch the charge distributions on the separated spheres.

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