Question

What will happen to the leaves of an electroscope if a positively charged body is brought near
(a) An uncharged electroscope?
(b) A positively charged electroscope?
(c) A negatively charged electroscope?
please describe.​

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

A positively charged electroscope

Answer 2

Answer:

a.) When a negetively charged body touches the disc since the elecroscope has no charge the the charged body will share some of its charge to the electroscope. since similar charges repel the leaves will repel.

b.) In this case the leaves/flaps in the electroscope will attract/diverge less because similar charges repel.

c.) In this case the leaves/flaps in the electroscope will repel/diverge a lot because opposite charges attract.

Explanation:

Electrostatic force