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Light from a lamp falls on the cap of a negatively charged electroscope. It is observed that the divergence of the leaf decreases

      

Light from a lamp falls on the cap of a negatively charged electroscope. It is observed that the divergence of the leaf decreases. Explain the observation

  

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John
The light dislodges the electrons from the electroscope. These electrons are then repelled by the negative charge on the electroscope. The leaf falls as the electroscope gets discharged.
johnmulu answered the question on February 15, 2017 at 08:53


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