The Electroscope, Charge Separation and the Negatively Charged Stick

How an Electroscope Works, Charge Separation and the Negatively Charged Stick
This video explains why the pointer moves when a negatively charged stick is brought close to the metal plate at the top of the electroscope.
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[@h7opolo]

watching this helped me conceive that just because an object may be electrically neutral does not preclude it from having a non-zero voltage due to other charged objects in proximity.

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glad it helped your understanding

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