Electroscope
Electroscope: Overview
This topic discusses the structure and function of an electroscope. It is an early scientific instrument used to detect the presence of electric charge on a body.
Important Questions on Electroscope
The leaves of the electroscope will remain up if the material being tested is an insulator.
How can you identify an insulator and conductor by using an electroscope?
The gold leaves of an uncharged electroscope _____ each other, if a charged body is brought in contact with it.
(Choose from the following: repel/attract)
An electroscope works on the principle of repulsion of _____ charges.
In a gold-leaf electroscope, a disc is connected to a narrow _____ plate and a thin piece of gold leaf is fixed to the plate.
The gold leaves of an uncharged electroscope _____ each other, if a charged body is brought in contact with it.
(Choose from the following: repel/attract)
A positively charged rod is brought near a negatively charged electroscope. The leaves of the electroscope will
When a charged body is kept in contact with the disc of an uncharged gold-leaf electroscope, the leaves will _____ (diverge/ move closer).
