Three metal spheres A,B and C are mounted on insulating stands. The spheres are touching
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Date: 2021-11-02

Three metal spheres A,B and C are mounted on insulating stands. The spheres are touching one another, as shown in the diagram A strong positively charged object it brought near sphere A and  a strong negative charge is brought near sphere C. While the charged objects remains near spheres A anc C, sphere B is removed by means of its insulating stand. After the charged objects are removed, sphere B is first touched to sphere A and then to sphere C. The resulting charge on B would be- img src="https://d10lpgp6xz60nq.cloudfront.net/physics_images/CP_JM_PHY_PT_UT_06_E01_011_Q01.png" width="80%"