- #1
Ed Quanta
- 297
- 0
Now suppose we have two conductors A and B. A has a charge of +2 and B has a charge of +8. If we let the two conductors touch and then separate them, each will have a charge of +5. This is because charge is conserved and will flow between the two conductors until each have equal charges.
Ok, so how would this change if instead of B having a charge of +8, it had an initial charge of +7. Now if let the conductors touch and separate them, each of them cannot have a charge of +4.5 because charge is quantized and there is no such thing as half of an electron. So what would happen? What would be the charge on each conductor?
Ok, so how would this change if instead of B having a charge of +8, it had an initial charge of +7. Now if let the conductors touch and separate them, each of them cannot have a charge of +4.5 because charge is quantized and there is no such thing as half of an electron. So what would happen? What would be the charge on each conductor?