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How the charges on the body may be determined by using an electroscope?
when a substance is electrically charged it has either too few or too many electrons. when the electroscope is brought near a charged object the electrons 'jump' if the substance had too many electrons then the extras would 'jump' to the electroscope giving it a negative charge if the substance had too few electrons then the electrons from the electroscpe would 'jump' to the substance, giving the electroscope a positive charge
What kind of charge the electroscope can detect?
The sphere of an electroscope is always neutral at first. Let's say a negative ebonite rod is brought close but not touching the sphere. (The entire electroscope is neutral). The electrons in the electroscope will want to repell the electrons in the rod so the electrons in the electroscope move down into the 2 leaves and then repell because there is a high concentration of negatives. When the ebonite rod is removed, the leaves go back to their straight position. The electroscope is always neutral but only a charge distibution occured. The number of protons and electrons remain the same. However if a charged rod touches the sphere then the electroscope will be charged because it a conductor and the charge from the rod transfers to the electroscope because the rod's caharges want to attarct to the electroscope's opposite charges. This is called charging by contact.
Why do the leaves of an electroscope always diverge to the same extent when a charged body is brought in contact with its disc?
The electroscope has the little ball on top of the "input" rod. Dump some electrons on the ball and the charge will be distributed down inside to the little leaves. Electrons don't like each other. Law of electrostatics, ya know: opposites attract and likes repel. The electrons collect on the leaves and electrostatically push against each other. The electrostatic force is sufficient to move the light foil.
In experiments involving a pinball electroscope what causes the pithball to move?
An electroscope is a device that detects and measures electricity. In experiments involving a pinball electroscope, the pith ball moves because of an induced charge.
What makes an object positively or negatively charged?
Step one. Charge the electroscope by the induction method. A rod is used of opposite sign to that required on the electroscope . The rod is brought near to the cap so that the leaf diverges by the amount desired, and the electroscope is momentarily earthed by touching it with a finger. The rod is then removed, leaving the electroscope charged. (If the charged rod used is Benoite this leaves a positively charged electroscope, if a glass rod is used then the result is negatively charged electroscope) Step two Now use the object of unknown charge, A charge of the same kind as that on the electroscope will cause an increase while a charge of the opposite kind will cause a decrease in leaf divergence when the object is brought near to the electroscope. You must bring the object down from a good height, and move it slowly down towards the cap so any change in divergence will not be overlooked before the object becomes to close to the cap. Bringing the object down too quickly and too close to the cap could lead to a false reading. Source(s): A. F. Abott Ordinary Level Physics
Who see the electron with electroscope?
Can not see electrons.
How the charges on the body may be determined by using an electroscope?
when a substance is electrically charged it has either too few or too many electrons. when the electroscope is brought near a charged object the electrons 'jump' if the substance had too many electrons then the extras would 'jump' to the electroscope giving it a negative charge if the substance had too few electrons then the electrons from the electroscpe would 'jump' to the substance, giving the electroscope a positive charge
What kind of charge the electroscope can detect?
The sphere of an electroscope is always neutral at first. Let's say a negative ebonite rod is brought close but not touching the sphere. (The entire electroscope is neutral). The electrons in the electroscope will want to repell the electrons in the rod so the electrons in the electroscope move down into the 2 leaves and then repell because there is a high concentration of negatives. When the ebonite rod is removed, the leaves go back to their straight position. The electroscope is always neutral but only a charge distibution occured. The number of protons and electrons remain the same. However if a charged rod touches the sphere then the electroscope will be charged because it a conductor and the charge from the rod transfers to the electroscope because the rod's caharges want to attarct to the electroscope's opposite charges. This is called charging by contact.
Why do the leaves of an electroscope repel each other when a charged object touches a metal knob?
Because when the charged object is say, negatively charged, the electrons in the electroscope want to get as far away as possible from the negative object because "like" charges REPEL. so when the electrons in the electroscope move to the leaves , they now are both negative and "like" charges so now the leaves want to get away from each other as well and that's why they separate.
Why do the leaves of an electroscope always diverge to the same extent when a charged body is brought in contact with its disc?
The electroscope has the little ball on top of the "input" rod. Dump some electrons on the ball and the charge will be distributed down inside to the little leaves. Electrons don't like each other. Law of electrostatics, ya know: opposites attract and likes repel. The electrons collect on the leaves and electrostatically push against each other. The electrostatic force is sufficient to move the light foil.
In experiments involving a pinball electroscope what causes the pithball to move?
An electroscope is a device that detects and measures electricity. In experiments involving a pinball electroscope, the pith ball moves because of an induced charge.
What makes an object positively or negatively charged?
Step one. Charge the electroscope by the induction method. A rod is used of opposite sign to that required on the electroscope . The rod is brought near to the cap so that the leaf diverges by the amount desired, and the electroscope is momentarily earthed by touching it with a finger. The rod is then removed, leaving the electroscope charged. (If the charged rod used is Benoite this leaves a positively charged electroscope, if a glass rod is used then the result is negatively charged electroscope) Step two Now use the object of unknown charge, A charge of the same kind as that on the electroscope will cause an increase while a charge of the opposite kind will cause a decrease in leaf divergence when the object is brought near to the electroscope. You must bring the object down from a good height, and move it slowly down towards the cap so any change in divergence will not be overlooked before the object becomes to close to the cap. Bringing the object down too quickly and too close to the cap could lead to a false reading. Source(s): A. F. Abott Ordinary Level Physics
What happens with electrons when objects become positively or negatively charged?
The same thing happens for both, if the electroscope is positvely charged it attracts electrons to the top and sends protons to the leaves causing them to repel and visaversa with negative.
Why do the leaves of an electroscope repel each other when a charged object touches the knob?
Because when the charged object is say, negatively charged, the electrons in the electroscope want to get as far away as possible from the negative object because "like" charges REPEL. so when the electrons in the electroscope move to the leaves , they now are both negative and "like" charges so now the leaves want to get away from each other as well and that's why they separate.
When does the leaves of gold leaf electroscope attracts?
When two unlike charges for example, a positive [protons] and a negative [electrons] attract each other.
How could you use a pith ball electroscope to learn which two objects that are made from different materials hold on its electrons more strongly?
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Name the kind of electroscope that can recognized to be charged just by observation?
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