Two charged spherical conductors of radii $R_1$ and $R_2$ are connected by a wire. The ratio of surface charge densities of the spheres $\sigma _1/\sigma _2$ will be

  • A

    $\frac{{{R_1}}}{{{R_2}}}$

  • B

    $\frac{{{R_2}}}{{{R_1}}}$

  • C

    $\sqrt {\left( {\frac{{{R_1}}}{{{R_2}}}} \right)} $

  • D

    $\frac{{R_1^2}}{{R_2^2}}$

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