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Homework Statement
set up:(they three are all connected)
l (referred to as top)
/\ (the bottom two called "leaves")
- two leaves are separated when negatively charged rod touches the top of the (vertical thing that connects the two leaves at the bottom)
- when rod is taken away, and a finger is put on the top, the leaves collapse and touch each other.
- when hand is taken away, the leaves separate a little (not as much as the first step)
Q: what are the charges on the two leaves?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I guessed that that both leaves are negatively charged.. because they repel at the last step. the finger charges by contact? providing positive charges.