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ack touches a negatively charged plastic rod to a metal sphere. How will the negative charges spread throughout the sphere?(1 point)
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They stay on the top.
They stay on the top.
They spread out evenly.
They spread out evenly.
They spread out unevenly.
They spread out unevenly.
They stay on the bottom.
They stay on the bottom.
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They spread out evenly.
Because the sphere is a conductor, excess electrons move to the outer surface and repel until they reach electrostatic equilibrium, which for a sphere gives a uniform distribution over its surface.
Because the sphere is a conductor, excess electrons move to the outer surface and repel until they reach electrostatic equilibrium, which for a sphere gives a uniform distribution over its surface.
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