Recent content by zen-47

What would happen to an electroscope if a wire from the negative or positive terminal of a battery is touched to an electroscope? Will the electroscope deflect or will it do nothing?

There is something that I just can’t seem to understand about the operation of a voltaic cell. I have a question and it would be great if someone could explain to me in detail and help clear it up for me. Let’s take for example a simple zinc and copper electrode immersed in their sulfate...