in a gold leaf electroscope, it happens that when we put a positive object at the metal cap the 2 gold leaf deflects but when a negetive object is placed, it attracts. But it is also stated that when a positive object is placed its charge goes to the 2 gold leafs and it deflects but in case of negative too both the gold leaf gets negetive charge but they attract why? please explain briefly.

Yugabrat Gogoi , 10 Years ago

Grade 10