Answer:
The two small charged spheres are now 4.382 cm apart
Explanation:
Given;
distance between the two small charged sphere, r = 7.59 cm
The force on each of the charged sphere can be calculated by applying Coulomb's law;
[tex]F = \frac{kq_1q_2}{r^2}[/tex]
where;
F is the force on each sphere
q₁ and q₂ are the charges of the spheres
r is the distance between the spheres
[tex]F = \frac{kq_1q_2}{r^2} \\\\kq_1q_2 = Fr^2 \ \ (keep \ kq_1q_2 \ constant)\\\\F_1r_1^2 = F_2r_2^2\\\\r_2^2 = \frac{F_1r_1^2}{F_2} \\\\r_2 = \sqrt{\frac{F_1r_1^2}{F_2}} \\\\r_2 = r_1\sqrt{\frac{F_1}{F_2}}\\\\(r_1 = 7.59 \ cm, \ F_2 = 3F_1)\\\\r_2 = 7.59cm\sqrt{\frac{F_1}{3F_1}}\\\\r_2 = 7.59cm\sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}\\\\r_2 = 7.59cm *0.5773\\\\r_2 = 4.382 \ cm[/tex]
Therefore, the two small charged spheres are now 4.382 cm apart.
