Question

why do the leaves of a gold leaf electroscope diverge when a charged body is brought in contact with its disc do they always diverse to the same extent

Answer 1

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The leaves of an electroscope diverge because when an object is touched on the metal disc, the charge travels through the metal rod to the leaves. Since LIKE charges repel, the charge travels till the leaves and the open up as both the leaves have like chargeS.
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Answer 2

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The gold leaves of an electroscope diverge because when an object is placed on the metal disc, the charge travels through the metal rod to the gold leaves. Since LIKE charges repel, the charge travels up to the leaves and the gold leaves open up as both leaves have like charges