The rod in a gold leaf electroscope cannot be made of .

iron

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brass

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copper

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rubber

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Solution

The correct option is D rubber
The rod in the gold leaf electroscope should be metallic (good conductor of electricity). Since rubber is not a metal, hence, it cannot be used in the gold leaf elecroscope.

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