Consider a metal sphere of radius $R$ that is cut into two parts along a plane whose minimum distance from the sphere's centre is $h$. The sphere is uniformly charged with a total electric charge $Q$. The minimum force necessary to hold the two parts of the sphere together is:

  • A
    $\frac{Q^2(R^2 - h^2)}{4\pi \epsilon_0 R^4}$
  • B
    $\frac{Q^2}{4\pi \epsilon_0 R^2}$
  • C
    $\frac{Q^2(R - h)}{32\pi \epsilon_0 R^3}$
  • D
    $\frac{Q^2(R^2 - h^2)}{32\pi \epsilon_0 R^4}$

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