Question

43. What is an electroscope? Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch
it with our hand?​

Answer 1

Answer:an instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.

When we touch a charged body, it loses its charge, due to the process of earthing. Our body is a good conductor of electricity. It transfers the charges to the earth.

Answer 2

Answer:

an electroscope is a device which is used to detect and measure electric charge a charged body looses it's charge if we touch it with your hand because our body conducts the charge to the earth