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Charge vs Potential in Spherical Conductor

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If two conducting spheres are separately charged and then brought in contact, __________.

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the total energy of the two spheres is conserved

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the total charge on the two spheres is conserved

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both the total energy and the total charge are conserved

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the final potential is always the mean of the original potential of the two spheres

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Solution

The correct option is B the total charge on the two spheres is conserved
As the system is isolated, the total charge on two spheres will remain conserved.

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