Suppose you are given two metal spheres on insulating stands, a plastic rod and some fur that you can rub the rod with to charge the rod. You cannot touch the spheres to ground using a wire, finger, etc. - you can just move them around using the insulated stands and touch them with the rod. They may touch each other if need be.
-Starting with both spheres neutral please describe how you would give the spheres equal net charges of the same sign.

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The Answer of Suppose you are given two metal spheres on insulating stands, a plastic rod and some fur that you can rub the rod with to charge the rod. You cannot touch the spheres to ground using a wire, finger, etc. - you can just move them around using the insulated stands and touch them with the rod. They may touch each other if need be.
-Starting with both spheres neutral please describe how you would give the spheres equal net charges of the same sign.

Suppose You Are Given Two Metal Spheres on Insulating Stands