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Question: 13. Ar
electroscope is
device used to
detect Marks:
Earthquake
Current
Charge
o Voltage​

Answer 1

Answer:

charge

Explanation:

electroscope is an early scientific instrument used to detect the presence of electric charge on a body

Answer 2

Explanation:

The gold leaf electroscope is an instrument for detecting and measuring static electricity or voltage.

A metal disc is connected to a narrow metal plate and a thin piece of gold leaf is fixed to the plate. The whole of this part of the electroscope is insulated from the body of the instrument. A glass front prevents air draughts but allows you to watch the behaviour of the leaf.

When a charge is put on the disc at the top it spreads down to the plate and leaf. This means that both the leaf and plate will have the same charge. Similar charges repel each other and so the leaf rises away from the plate - the bigger the charge the more the leaf rises.