When two similar conductive spheres 50 cm apart are charged with opposite sign, they attract each other with 0.108 N. If the spheres are connected with a conductive wire and then the wire is removed, this time they repel each other with a force of 0.036 N. What is the initial charge of one of the spheres?

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When two similar conductive spheres 50 cm apart are charged with opposite sign, they attract each other with 0.108 N. If the spheres are connected with a conductive wire and then the wire is removed, this time they repel each other with a force of 0.036 N. What is the initial charge of one of the spheres?

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