A negatively charged rod is held close to the disc of a neutral gold leaf electroscope. What kind of charge is produced on the
i) disc
ii) gold leaves?

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The rod repels negative charge from the top electrode, creating an excess of negative charge at the leaves. The leaves having the same charge, are repelled, and spread out.

The - ve charge on the disc pass to gold leaf so that the disc get +ve charge.

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A negatively charged rod is held close to the disc of a neutral gold leaf electroscope. What kind of charge is produced on the i) disc ii) gold leaves?

The rod repels negative charge from the top electrode, creating an excess of negative charge at the leaves. The leaves having the same charge, are repelled, and spread out. The - ve charge on the disc pass to gold leaf so that the disc get +ve charge.

A negatively charged rod is held close to the disc of a neutral gold leaf electroscope. What kind of charge is produced on the
i) disc
ii) gold leaves?

The rod repels negative charge from the top electrode, creating an excess of negative charge at the leaves. The leaves having the same charge, are repelled, and spread out.

The - ve charge on the disc pass to gold leaf so that the disc get +ve charge.