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1. Examples of charges obtained when 2 objects are rubbed against each other.
Positively
charged
Negatively charged
Positively
charged
Negatively charged
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Glass Silk
Fur


Wool

2.
Aim To detect static electrical charges with an electoscope
Procedure Observation Explanation
1. Bring an uncharged plastic
ruler near the metal cap of an
uncharged electroscope.

The gold leaf of the
electroscope
_________________________
_________________________
There is no movement of
__________________ in
the elctroscope
2. Bring a positively charged
plastic ruler near the metal
cap of an uncharged
electroscope.

The gold leaf of the
electroscope
______________________
The positively charged
ruler attracts
___________________ to
the metal cap, leaving
_______________________
on the gold leaf and
metal plate. The like
positive charges
_____________ each
other.
3. Bring a negatively charged
plastic ruler near the metal
cap of an uncharged
electroscope.

The gold leaf of the
electroscope
______________________
The negatively charged
ruler repels
__________________ from
the metal cap down to
the gold leaf and the
metal plate. The
negative charges on the
gold leaf and the metal
plate _____________
each other
Conclusion
A charged object ___________________ the gold leaf of an uncharged
electroscope when it is brought near the metal cap of the
electroscope.