Question

1. Describe the working of an electroscope.
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Explanation:

An electroscope often consists of a metal rod with a knob on the top and a pair of metal leaves connected at the bottom. This rod is inserted into a one-hole rubber stopper that is further fitted into a flask. The flask contains the rod's lower part, which includes the metal leaves. In the case of the uncharged electroscope, i.e., when no charge is present, the metal leaves hang straight down. However, when a charged object is brought near the knob of the rod, or we can say the electroscope, the electric charge travels down through the rod and spreads the leaves apart. This spreading of leaves indicates the presence of an electric charge. Note that when a charged object touches the knob of the electroscope, any of the following cases can occur:

If the charge is positive, electrons in the electroscope are attracted to the charge and move out of the leaves in the upward direction. It makes the leaves gain a temporary positive charge, and as like charges repel each other, the leaves separate.

If the charge is negative, then the electrons in the electroscope repel and move towards the leaves. It makes the leaves gain the temporary negative charge, and as like charges repel, the leaves once again separate.

In both the above cases, the electrons will return to their original position, and the leaves will relax as soon as the charge is removed.

From all these statistics, we can conclude that the working of an electroscope is based on charge induction, the atomic and internal structure of the metal elements, and the notion that unlike charges attract while charges repel each other. Moreover, the electroscope cannot identify whether the charge is positive or negative; rather, it only determines the presence of the charge.

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