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

Important Questions on Electricity and Lightning

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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q B
What happens to the charge on an electroscope when its disc is connected to that of an uncharged electroscope with the help of a conducting wire? What happens to the leaves of the two electroscopes?
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q B
What are lightning conductors?
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q C
Mention three ways by which a body can be charged. Describe an activity to illustrate how a body can be charged by induction. What would happen if you moved the rod away before separating the spheres?
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q C
With the help of a diagram, describe a gold-leaf electroscope.
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q C
How would you use an electroscope to determine the nature of the charge (positive or negative) on a body?
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q C
How does lightning occur?
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q D
When two bodies are rubbed against each other,
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Basic Science for Class 8>Chapter 10 - Electricity and Lightning>Exercises>Q D
When a negatively charged rod is brought close to two metal spheres which are in contact with each other, and the spheres are separated in the presence of the rod,