Two plastic spheres with uniform charge repel each other with a force 10 N. If you remove half of the charge from one sphere, what will be the force between the spheres? a. The force will be 15 N b. The force will be 10 N C. The force will be 5 N  d. The force will be 0 N

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Two plastic spheres with uniform charge repel each other with a force 10 N. If you remove half of the charge from one sphere, what will be the force between the spheres?

a. The force will be 15 N

b. The force will be 10 N

C. The force will be 5 N 

d. The force will be 0 N

e. None of the above

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