
Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
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Chapter 3, Problem 5RQ
An electroscope has been charged with a negative charge. An object with an unknown charge is brought close to the electroscope. The leaves of the electroscope come closer together. Does the object have a positive or a negative charge?
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