Two charged spherical conductors of radius $R_{1}$ and $R_{2}$ are connected by a wire. Then the ratio of surface charge densities of the spheres $(\sigma_{1} / \sigma_{2})$ is:

  • A
    $\frac{R_{1}}{R_{2}}$
  • B
    $\frac{R_{2}}{R_{1}}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{\frac{R_{1}}{R_{2}}}$
  • D
    $\frac{R_{1}^{2}}{R_{2}^{2}}$

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