If the electroscope is not charged, the leaves will remain in their neutral state, hanging down vertically due to gravity. When a charge is introduced, the leaves will either repel or attract each other, depending on the type and amount of charge applied.
When we touch a charged electroscope with our fingers, the excess charge on the electroscope is neutralized by our body, causing the electroscope to discharge and lose its charge. As a result, the leaves of the electroscope will collapse back together.
You can tell that an electroscope is charged by observing the divergence of the leaves. If the leaves spread apart after bringing a charged object close to the electroscope, it indicates that the electroscope has acquired a charge.
If an electroscope is not charged, its leaves will remain in a neutral position, hanging straight down. This is because there is no excess charge to cause the leaves to repel each other and spread apart.
When a positively charged body is brought close to a gold leaf electroscope, the electrons in the electroscope will be repelled towards the top of the leaves, causing them to diverge. This happens because like charges repel each other, and the positive charge on the body repels the electrons in the electroscope leaves.
To use an electroscope to determine if an object is charged, first discharge the electroscope by grounding it. Next, bring the object close to the electroscope without touching it. If the leaves of the electroscope diverge, it indicates that the object is charged.
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When we touch a charged electroscope with our fingers, the excess charge on the electroscope is neutralized by our body, causing the electroscope to discharge and lose its charge. As a result, the leaves of the electroscope will collapse back together.
You can tell that an electroscope is charged by observing the divergence of the leaves. If the leaves spread apart after bringing a charged object close to the electroscope, it indicates that the electroscope has acquired a charge.
If an electroscope is not charged, its leaves will remain in a neutral position, hanging straight down. This is because there is no excess charge to cause the leaves to repel each other and spread apart.
When a positively charged body is brought close to a gold leaf electroscope, the electrons in the electroscope will be repelled towards the top of the leaves, causing them to diverge. This happens because like charges repel each other, and the positive charge on the body repels the electrons in the electroscope leaves.
If the leaves of an electroscope hang down, it typically indicates that the electroscope is positively charged since like charges repel each other. The excess positive charge on the electroscope causes the leaves to spread apart due to the repulsive force.
To use an electroscope to determine if an object is charged, first discharge the electroscope by grounding it. Next, bring the object close to the electroscope without touching it. If the leaves of the electroscope diverge, it indicates that the object is charged.
If a negatively charged rod touches a neutral electroscope, electrons will flow from the rod to the electroscope, causing the electroscope to become negatively charged. The leaves of the electroscope will repel each other, indicating a charge has been introduced.
To determine if a metal leaf electroscope is neutral, bring a charged rod near the metal cap. If the metal leaves diverge, the electroscope is neutral. If the metal leaves collapse or diverge more, the electroscope is positively charged.
An electroscope can be charged by friction through the process of rubbing a charged object, such as a glass rod or a piece of fur, against the top metal cap of the electroscope. This transfers some of the charge from the object to the electroscope, causing a redistribution of charges within the electroscope's metal leaves.
A positively charged object will cause the leaves of the electroscope to separate or diverge. A negatively charged object will cause the leaves to come together or converge.
Attraction and repulsion, in physics means, is when two objects attract and repel one another. For example, an When a negatively charged rod is brought near an electroscope with negatively charged leaves, the leaves will repel. Same goes for when a positively charged rod is brought near an electroscope with positively charged leaves, the leaves will repel. But if a negatively charged rod is brought near an electroscope with positively charged leaves, the leaves will attract. Kind of like opposites attract, and likeness repels.