Question

define ' gold leaf electroscope ' briefly...​

Answer 1

Answer:

A gold-leaf electroscope is a simple device which is used to identify the electric charge present in a body. Their operation is based on the principle of like sign charge repulsion. ... When the leaves, which are electrically connected, become electrically charged, they push apart from each other.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Electroscope, instrument for detecting the presence of an electric charge or of ionizing radiation, usually consisting of a pair of thin gold leaves suspended from an electrical conductor that leads to the outside of an insulating container. An electric charge brought near the conductor or in contact with it causes the leaves to stand apart at an angle because, according to Coulomb’s law, the like electric charge either induced in or transferred to each leaf causes them to repel each other.