Should the rod of the electroscope connecting the disc with the strips be made of a conductor or an insulator? Why?

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The rod of the electroscope connecting the disc with the strips should be made of a conductor so that the charge given to the disc can distribute itself on both the strips of the electroscope. If it would be an insulator then the charge given to the disc would not reach to the strips and strips will never diverge.

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