There are two identical, positively charged conducting spheres fixed in space. The spheres are 44.8 cm apart (center to center) and repel each other with an electrostatic force of F = 0.0615 N. A thin conducting wire connects the spheres, redistributing the charge on each sphere. When the wire is removed, the spheres still repel, but with a force of F2 = 0.100 N. The Coulomb force constant is k = 1/(4xe0) = 8.99 × 10° N m2/C². Using this information, find the initial charge on each sphere, 91 and q2, if q1 is initially less than q2 .

There are two identical, positively charged conducting spheres fixed in space. The spheres are 44.8 cm apart (center to center) and repel each other with an electrostatic force of F = 0.0615 N. A thin conducting wire connects the spheres, redistributing the charge on each sphere. When the wire is removed, the spheres still repel, but with a force of F2 = 0.100 N. The Coulomb force constant is k = 1/(4xe0) = 8.99 × 10° N m2/C². Using this information, find the initial charge on each sphere, 91 and q2, if q1 is initially less than q2 .