The Physics of Everyday Phenomena
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073513904
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 6CQ
If you charge an electroscope with a plastic rod that has been rubbed with cat fur, will the metal leaves of the electroscope move farther apart or come closer together when you bring the cat fur near the ball of the electroscope? Explain.
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