Question

1. Answer these questions please don't leave out any.

a) What materials could you use to create a strong positive charge on a rod?

b) What materials could you use to create a slight negative charge on a rod?

c) Describe the process if you were transferring a positive charge to an object. What will

happen to the gold leaves? (induction)

d) What happens to the gold leaves in the electroscope if you transfer a negative

charge to the electroscope? Explain specifically what happens to the electrons and

protons. (conduction)

Answer 1

a.

On rubbing a glass rod with silk, the rod gets positively charged.

b.

On rubbing a plastic rod with wool, the rod gets negatively charged

c.

When the charged body is brought near the positively charged electroscope the electrons from gold leaves diverges due to inductiod.

d..

When you bring the negatively charged object near the top terminal, electrons will flow away from the top terminal, causing the leaves to become less positively charged and so the leaves will drop closer to each other.