Question

4. What is the charge on the leaves of an electroscope if a negatively charged rod is moved near

the top of the electroscope? *
(10 Points)
A)Positive
B)Neutral
C)Negative

Answer 1

Answer:If you bring a negative object near the electroscope, the electrons in the scope will be repelled toward the leaves, balancing the charge. The leaves will move toward each other.

When the negatively-charged rod is brought close to the electroscope, positive charges are attracted to it and negative charges are repelled away from it.

This is called charging by conduction. Figure 2 (c) Charging by Conduction The negatively charged rod touches the knob on the electroscope. The result is a transfer of electrons from the rod to the knob, making the knob, rod, and gold foil all negative, and making the gold foil deflect from the vertical.

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