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IN case of gold leaf electroscope.
Let it be charged with positive charge. The leaves will be in diverged position. The body to be tested is touched with the brass disc of the electroscope and the divergence of leaves is observed.
Case (i): If the leaves diverge more, the body is positively uncharged. When the body touches the electroscope, its charges are transferred to the leaves. There is an increase in repulsion which happens due to increase in the same kind of charge, and hence, this indicates that the body is positively charged.
Case (ii): If the divergence of the leaves decreases, the body is negatively charged. When the body touches the electroscope, its charges are transferred to the leaves. There is a decrease in repulsion which happens due to decrease in the same kind of charge or increase in opposite kind of charge, and hence, this indicates that the body is negatively charged.