A student without touching it. The electroscope foil deflects. The electroscope was initially uncharged. (a) Is the electroscope now (1) positively charged, (H) negatively charged, or (iil) neutral. Explain your reasoning. She then touches the electroscope plate while keeping the positively charged rod near the plate. The electroscope foil falls back to its undeflected position. (b) Is the electroscope (1) positively charged, (H) negatively charged, or (i) neutral. Explain your reasoning.

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A student first holds a positively charged rod near the top plate of an electroscope
without touching it. The electroscope foil deflects. The electroscope was initially
uncharged.
(a) Is the electroscope now (i) positively charged, (ii) negatively charged, or (iii)
neutral.
Explain your reasoning.
She then touches the electroscope plate while keeping the positively charged rod
near the plate. The electroscope foil falls back to its undeflected position.
(b) Is the electroscope (1) positively charged, (ii) negatively charged, or (iii)
neutral. .
Explain your reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:A student first holds a positively charged rod near the top plate of an electroscope without touching it. The electroscope foil deflects. The electroscope was initially uncharged. (a) Is the electroscope now (i) positively charged, (ii) negatively charged, or (iii) neutral. Explain your reasoning. She then touches the electroscope plate while keeping the positively charged rod near the plate. The electroscope foil falls back to its undeflected position. (b) Is the electroscope (1) positively charged, (ii) negatively charged, or (iii) neutral. . Explain your reasoning.
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Since the electroscope is neutral in charge, because from the given situation we have not added or removed any charge from the electroscope. The parts of the electroscope are charged differently, the top electroscope is negative because electrons are moved from the positive rod.

The bottom of the electroscope lost electrons to the top of the rod, now the rod acquired positive charge and negative induced on it. 

Since the positive charge on the bottom of the electroscope makes a  neutral electroscope.

 

 

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