Why did the leaves of the electroscope collapse on touching?
Electroscope doesn’t work when touched with hand.
The charge on the leaves was conducted through the hand into the earth.
Charges disappear sometimes
Charges dissipated into the air inside the electroscope
A boy brings the palm of his hand near the disc of a charged gold leaf electroscope. the leaves of the electroscope are observed to collapse slightly. But when the boy his hand away from the gold leaf electroscope leaves resume their original position.how do you explain the behaviour of leaves?
When a charged rod is touched with the disc of a positively charged gold leaf electroscope, it is observed that the divergence of leaves decreases. What is the kind of charge on the rod?