Two tiny metal spheres A and B of mass mA = 5.21 g and mB = 11.1 g hav

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Two tiny metal spheres A and B of mass mA = 5.21 g and mB = 11.1 g have equal positive charges q = 4.55 μC. The spheres are connected by a massless nonconducting string of length d = 0.864 m, which is much greater than the radii of the spheres. (a) What is the electric potential energy of the system? Suppose you cut the string. At that instant, what is the acceleration of (b) sphere A and (c) sphere B? A long time after you cut the string, what is the speed (d) sphere A and (e) sphere B? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units (c) Number Units (d) Number Units (e) Number Units

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Two tiny metal spheres

A

and

B

of mass

m_{A} = 5.21 g

and

m_{B} = 11.1 g

have equal positive charges

q = 4.55 μ C

. The spheres are connected by a massless nonconducting string of length

d = 0.864 m

, which is much greater than the radii of the spheres. (a) What is the electric potential energy of the system? Suppose you cut the string. At that instant, what is the acceleration of (b) sphere A and (c) sphere