Answer #128

The answer is (a): the reading will indicate a greater voltage or a greater charge, as seen in an mpeg video by clicking your mouse on the photograph below.

When a positively charged rod is brought close to the terminal, it pulls additional electrons out of the electroscope toward the terminal, rendering a greater positive charge on the electroscope, as seen.


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