An electroscope is a device which is used to find if an object is ______.

free of cracks

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charged

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hot

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magnetic

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Solution

The correct option is B charged
An electroscope is a device, which is used to test whether an object is charged or not.It consists of closely placed two metallic strips. When both the strips are charged with similar charges, they repel each other and become wide open.

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An electroscope is a device which is used to find if an object is

Question 1

An electroscope is a device which is used to find if an object is
(a) charged
(b) magnetic
(c) free of cracks
(d) hot

The device used for detecting charge (positive or negative) on an object is called:

(a) stethoscope (b) telescope (c) kaleidoscope (d) electroscope

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