Three identical spheres each having a charge q and radius R, are kept in such a way that each touches the other two spheares. The magnitude of the electric force on any sphere due to other two is ...........
When three identical charged spheres each with charge q and radius R are kept such that they touch each other, the distance between the centers of any two spheres is 2R. The force between any two charges is given by Coulomb's law: $ F = extbackslash frac{1}{4 extbackslash pi extbackslash epsilon_0} extbackslash frac{q^2}{(2R)^2} $. Since there are two such forces acting at an angle of 120 degrees with respect to each other, the resultant force can be calculated using vector addition. The correct expression for this combined force is $ extbackslash frac{1}{4 extbackslash pi extbackslash epsilon_0} extbackslash frac{ extbackslash sqrt 3}{4} extbackslash left ( extbackslash frac{q}{R} extbackslash right ) ^2 $.