Question

A glass rod rubbed with silk is brought near the disc of a negatively charged gold leaf electroscope. The divergence of its leaves will :

• A. remains unchanged
• B. nothing can be said
• C. decrease
• D. increase

Answer 1

The correct option is

C

decrease

when a glass rod rubbed with silk is brought near the disc of a negatively charged gold leaf electroscope, As glass rod having positive charge on its surface, Due to nature of charge, due to induction, as negatively charge body's charge center slowly attracts due to positive rod. The divergence of its leaves will decrease.