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Question
The aluminium strips in an electroscope as shown in the following figure are replaced by plastic strips and a charged body is brought in contact with the metal clip. What will happen?
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Solution
If aluminium strips are replaced by plastic strips, hence no divergence of the strips will take place, we cannot predict whether the object is charged or not.
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