In an electroscope, if a negatively charged body is brought in contact with the metal clip, the strips of the electroscope diverge. If now another charged object carrying an equal amount of positive charge is brought in contact with the clip, what will happen?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

If another charged object carrying an equal amount of positive charge is brought in contact with the clip:

i. The negative charge which was given to the clip earlier will be neutralized.

ii. Neutral charges will take place.

iii. As a result, the diverged strips will collapse.

Note: When a number of positive and negative charges become equal, they cancel out each other. As a result, overall charge becomes zero which is called a neutral charge (neither positive nor negative)