The figure below shows a gold leaf electroscope charged negatively. State and explain what happens to the leaf when a negative charged rod is brought near...

The figure below shows a gold leaf electroscope charged negatively.

State and explain what happens to the leaf when a negative charged rod is brought near the cap without touching it.

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The leaf divergence increases
Like charges (-ve) repel

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 29, 2019 at 12:04

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