Bees often work together for the greater good of the hive. Sometimes they can get excess charge on them. Four pairs of bees, which can be represented as identical, conducting spheres, bump into each other in the hive. Rank the bees in the order of the size of the magnitude of charge transfer. (Enter your answer in decreasing order of the size of the magnitude of charge transfer. Use only ">" or "=" symbols. Do not include any parentheses around the letters or symbols.)
A.-q, -5q
B. 0, +8q
C.+q, -5q
D.+15q, +13q
B>C>A>D
To determine the order of magnitude of charge transfer between the pairs of bees, we need to compare the charges of the pairs.
First, let's compare the charge between pair A and pair D. Pair A has charges of -q and -5q, while pair D has charges of +15q and +13q. Since the magnitude of -5q is greater than -q, it means that the charge transfer in pair A is larger than in pair D. We can represent this comparison as A > D.
Next, let's compare the charge between pair B and pair C. Pair B has charges of 0 and +8q, while pair C has charges of +q and -5q. Since the charge transfer in pair C involves a larger charge (+q) compared to pair B (0), we can represent this comparison as C > B.
So, the order of magnitude of charge transfer from largest to smallest is:
A > D > C > B
Therefore, the correct answer is A > D > C > B.