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What happens when a negatively charged object touches a positively charged object?

When a negatively charged object is brought near a positively charged object, an attractive force is produced. Excess electrons flow from the rod into the ball, and then downwards making both leaves negatively charged. Since both leaves are negatively charged, they repel each other.

What happens when a negatively charged body is brought near a positively charged electroscope?

When a negatively charged object is brought near an electroscope the charge will induce a positive charge on the leaves. So nothing should happen. If the object touches the electroscope the negative charge will discharge the leaves that have the positive charge. Then the leaves will collapse.

What happens when a negatively charged object is brought near a negatively charged electroscope?

If you bring a negative object near the electroscope, the electrons in the scope will be repelled toward the leaves, balancing the charge. The leaves will move toward each other.

What would happen if a negative rod touches a neutral pith ball?

When the negatively charged rod is touched to the neutral pith ball, a channel through which electrons flow is established (positive charges do not move, only negatively charged electrons). The pith ball now has a net negative charge and is repelled.

Is there any negative charge on a positively charged object?

There is negative charge on most objects that are positively charged. Objects have a positive charge if they have a deficit of electrons.

When a positively charged body is brought near an uncharged gold leaf?

When a positively charged body is touched to the disc of an uncharged electroscope, charge transfer happens from the body to the leaves. Both the leaves acquire a positive charge. As similar charges repel each other, the the leaves of the electroscope diverges.

When a negatively charged rod is brought near the cap of a charged gold leaf electroscope which has positive charges the leaf?

Leaves will have indued positive charge.

How does an object become negatively charged?

An electrical charge is created when electrons are transferred to or removed from an object. Because electrons have a negative charge, when they are added to an object, it becomes negatively charged. When electrons are removed from an object, it becomes positively charged.

Does negative attract neutral?

Any charged object – whether positively charged or negatively charged – will have an attractive interaction with a neutral object. Positively charged objects and neutral objects attract each other; and negatively charged objects and neutral objects attract each other.

What needs to happen for an object to have a negative charge?

When an object gains electrons, it has a surplus of electrons and is said to have a negative charge. When an object loses electrons, it has a shortage of electrons, it has a shortage of electrons and is said to have a positive charge.

How do you use a gold leaf electroscope to detect negative charges?

If the charge on the negative object is very large compared to the positive charge on the electroscope, as you bring the negative object closer you should see the leaves initially drop to each other, then rise again as the leaves become negatively charged due to so many electrons being repelled from the top terminal of the gold leaf electroscope.

What happens when a negatively charged object is brought near an electroscope?

When a negatively charged object is brought near an electroscope the charge will induce a positive charge on the leaves. So nothing should happen. If the object touches the electroscope the negative charge will discharge the leaves that have the positive charge. Then the leaves will collapse. The separation of the leaves will decrease somewhat.

What happens when you touch a leaf with an electroscope?

If the object touches the electroscope the negative charge will discharge the leaves that have the positive charge. Then the leaves will collapse. The separation of the leaves will decrease somewhat. The object you bring near will repel negative charges, driving them down toward the leaves and reducing the net positive charge there.

Why do gold leaves collapse on electroscopes?

Electrons that moved towards the opposite end of the electroscope reduce the positive charge density on the electroscope gold leaves, causing them to collapse a bit.