what would happen if a grounded pithball came near an electroscope, draw where the charges would be.   what would happen if the pith ball touched the electroscope.  Let the pith ball bounce against the electroscope, and then draw the charges to show why it acts differently (or should act differently) at this point.

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what would happen if a grounded pithball came near an electroscope, draw where the charges would be.

 

what would happen if the pith ball touched the electroscope.  Let the pith ball bounce against the electroscope, and then draw the charges to show why it acts differently (or should act differently) at this point.

 

 

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in step one the leaves would just hang straight because of the static electricity in the electroscope? also how would you how the charges are acting during this time?

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