Two balls of same mass and carrying equal charge are hung from a fixed support of length $l$. At electrostatic equilibrium,assuming that the angle made by each thread is small,the separation $x$ between the balls is proportional to

  • A
    $l$
  • B
    $l^2$
  • C
    $l^{2/3}$
  • D
    $l^{1/3}$

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