What will be the effect on the divergence of the leaves of a uncharged gold leaf electroscope on bringing a negatively charged rod near electroscope?
A
Leaves diverge
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B
Leaves converge
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C
Leaves remains at same position
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D
Can not be determined
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Solution
The correct option is A Leaves diverge The process of bringing a charged body near the uncharged electroscope is called as charging of the electroscope and the leaves of the electroscope diverge. Hence, the leaves diverge in this case.