Thank you for the the explanation, but I have another question to ask. What happens to the leaves of a charged electroscope if another charged object is held near the knob? If the electroscope is charged positively and a negatively charged object is held near the plate, then I think the leaves...
[SOLVED] Question regarding electroscopes
I was just wondering if the leaves at the bottom of a grounded electroscope will repel when induced by a charged object, regardless of the type of charge.
I was told that if a positively charged rod was placed near a neutral electroscope, the leaves...