Question

State whether the following statement is true or false:

An uncharged gold leaf electroscope can detect the nature of the charge present on the charged body.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. The charges present and the nature of the charge present on the charged body are checked using a gold-leaf electroscope.
2. The gold leaf electroscope cannot display deflection or attraction of the body to detect the nature of the charges if it is not charged.

Hence, the statement “ An uncharged gold leaf electroscope can detect the nature of the charge present on the charged body” is false.