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Static Electricity — Question 13

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Question 13

Draw a labelled diagram of a gold leaf electroscope and describe its construction.

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Construction of gold leaf electroscope:

  1. A gold leaf electroscope consists of two gold or aluminium leaves hanging from a brass rod, having a brass disc at its upper end.
  2. The rod passes through an ebonite cork fitted in the mouth of a glass bottle.
  3. The glass bottle has tin foils on its sides near its bottom which are earthed.

Figure of gold leaf electroscope:

Draw a labelled diagram of a gold leaf electroscope and describe its construction. Static Electricity, Concise Physics Solutions ICSE Class 8.