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A sphere of capacitance 100 pF is charged to a potential of 100 V. Another identical uncharged metal sphere is brought in contact with the charged…

JEE Main 2026 — Physics Electromagnetism

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A sphere of capacitance 100100100 pF is charged to a potential of 100100100 V. Another identical uncharged metal sphere is brought in contact with the charged sphere, then the change in the total energy stored on these spheres, when they touch is α×10−7\alpha \times 10^{-7}α×10−7 J. The value of α\alphaα is __________. (combined capacitance of spheres is 200200200 pF)

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Held on 6 Apr 2026 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    555

  2. B

    52\dfrac{5}{2}25​

  3. C

    72\dfrac{7}{2}27​

  4. D

    92\dfrac{9}{2}29​

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