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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 equal amount of prositive charge is brought in contact with the clip, what will happen?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Initial Condition**: When a negatively charged body is brought into contact with the metal clip of the electroscope, it transfers some of its negative charge to the clip. This causes the strips of the electroscope to diverge (spread apart) due to the like charges repelling each other. 2. **Introducing a Positively Charged Object**: Now, when a positively charged object is brought in contact with the same metal clip, it will interact with the negative charges present on the clip. 3. **Charge Neutralization**: The positive charge from the second object will attract the negative charges on the clip. Since the amount of positive charge is equal to the amount of negative charge that was previously added, they will neutralize each other. ...
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