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What is the function of the gold-leaf electroscope?
What is the function of the gold-leaf electroscope?
How are material bodies normally in terms of charge?
How are material bodies normally in terms of charge?
What causes the divergence of the gold leaves in the electroscope?
What causes the divergence of the gold leaves in the electroscope?
How can a body be charged positively?
How can a body be charged positively?
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What is essential to electrify a neutral body?
What is essential to electrify a neutral body?
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Study Notes
Electroscopes and Charging Bodies
- The gold-leaf electroscope measures the presence and magnitude of electric charge on an object.
- Material bodies are normally electrically neutral, meaning they have an equal number of positive and negative charges.
Charging Bodies
- A body becomes negatively charged when it gains electrons, causing the gold leaves in the electroscope to diverge (move away from each other).
- A body becomes positively charged when it loses electrons, also causing the gold leaves to diverge.
- To electrify a neutral body, it is essential to bring it into contact with another body that has a surplus or deficiency of electrons.
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This quiz explores the gold-leaf electroscope, a simple apparatus used to detect charge on a body. It also discusses the acquisition of charge by material bodies and explains how all matter is made up of atoms and/or molecules.
