Pearson eText for College Physics: Explore and Apply -- Instant Access (Pearson+)

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ISBN: 9780137443000

Author: Eugenia Etkina, Gorazd Planinsic

Publisher: PEARSON+

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Chapter 18, Problem 38P

*Two small metal spheres A and B have different electric potentials (A has a higher potential). Describe in words and mathematically what happens if you connect them with a wire. What assumptions did you make?

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