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

  • [JEE MAIN 2013]
  • A

    $l$

  • B

    $l^2$

  • C

    ${l^{2/3}}$

  • D

    ${l^{1/3}}$

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