Two uncharged conducting spheres with their conducting surfaces in contact are supported on a large wooden table

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Two uncharged conducting spheres with their conducting surfaces in contact are supported on a large wooden table by insulated stands. A positively charged rod is brought up close to the surface of one of the spheres on the side opposite its point of contact with the other sphere.

(a) Describe the induced charges on the two conducting spheres, and sketch the charge distributions on them.

(b) The two spheres are separated far apart and the charged rod is removed. Sketch the charge distributions on the separated spheres.

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