Question

An electroscope is a scientific device that is used to detect the presence of an electric charge on a body. In the year 1600, British physician William Gilbert invented the first electroscope with a pivoted needle called versorium. If we touch the metal knob of this electroscope the leaves no longer repel each other. This is due to

Electric conduction

Electric discharge

Electric insulation

All of the above​

Answer 1

Answer:

The versorium (Latin word for "turn around") was the first electroscope, the first instrument that could detect the presence of static electric charge. It was invented in 1600 by William Gilbert, physician to Queen Elizabeth I