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Positively Charged Electroscope Touch Effect

Question

Explain what happens when a positively charged electroscope is touched with a finger.

Answer

The finger delivers a negative charge the electroscope thus neutralizing it. Or leaf collapses or leaf falls or divergence decreases


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