Positive Conduction
Charging by contact with a positively charged object
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Conduction
Conduction Positive Rod
Conduction
Conduction with a Positive Rod
Frame 1 - Neutral Electroscope
Frame 2 - Contact - Positive Rod
Frame 3 - Charge Acquired? What will the electroscope look like after the
Electroscope loses electrons
Charge?
Positive
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Check Your Understanding
5 quick questions — pick an answer to see if you’re right.
1. A positively charged rod touches a neutral electroscope. What does the electroscope do?
2. After touching a positive rod, what is the electroscope's charge?
3. What do the electroscope leaves look like after the positive rod is removed?
4. A balloon rubbed on a cat becomes negative. What is the cat's charge?
5. A student says a positive rod gives protons to the electroscope. What's wrong?