There is a small charge and and large metal, conducting, neutral sphere kept at some distance as shown in the figure. What's the nature of force between them?
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In the influence of the small charge, the charges of the the neutral sphere re-arrange themselves in such a way that they attract the small charge. This phenomena is known as image charge distribution.