Question

can we use leaves of some other metal instead of gold in the electroscope ? which properties must that metal have ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

yes but propeeties are similar to that of gold

Answer 2

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• Yes, We can use Aluminium leaves Also.

• We can also use Aluminum instead of gold leaves in the electroscope.

• We can make a very thin sheet of gold as well as aluminum , because we know that the electroscopic force b/w small amount of charges is very small. hence gold leaf cause significant separation.