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    The document is a lab report submitted by a group of students on their experiment using an electroscope. The electroscope consists of a metallic knob connected to thin metal leaves housed in a nonconducting vessel. The students charged the electroscope through friction by rubbing a plastic pen on cloth and touching it to the knob, causing the leaves to diverge. They then discharged the electroscope by touching the knob. Charging by induction was also demonstrated by bringing a charged balloon near the knob without touching it. The purpose of the electroscope is to detect electric charge through the principle of like charges repelling.

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    The document is a lab report submitted by a group of students on their experiment using an electroscope. The electroscope consists of a metallic knob connected to thin metal leaves housed in a nonconducting vessel. The students charged the electroscope through friction by rubbing a plastic pen on cloth and touching it to the knob, causing the leaves to diverge. They then discharged the electroscope by touching the knob. Charging by induction was also demonstrated by bringing a charged balloon near the knob without touching it. The purpose of the electroscope is to detect electric charge through the principle of like charges repelling.

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    Written Output for 3rd Quarter Performance Task

    General Physics 2
    2 Semester 2020-2021
    nd

    Group Members: Date Submitted: February 19, 2021


    Alamillo, Emmanuel Joseph Section: STEM 12L
    Ledesma, Joseph Patrick
    Milan, Grace Kay
    Rallos, Chelsea Anne
    Soliva, Carl Andrew

    GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Read the procedure carefully before performing this simple
    experiment. Write your answers on the space provided after each question. And attach pictures
    of the experiment you conducted for documentation. Write legibly.

    The Electroscope

    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

    An electroscope is a device for detecting electric charge. It consists of a metallic


    knob connected to a piece of (or two) of thin and light paper or metal foil (called leaves).
    The assembly is housed in a nonconducting vessel.

    OBJECTIVE

    To investigate how an electroscope works.

    MATERIALS AND APPARATUS

    DIY Electroscope, Plastic Pen, A Piece of Cloth, Balloon


    PROCEDURE

    A. Charging by Friction

    1. Rub a plastic pen with a piece of cloth. Touch the knob of the electroscope to
    charge it.

    What happens to the leaves of the electroscope?

    The leaves (aka the two strips of aluminum foil) move away from each
    other.

    How did the charge get from the knob down into the leaves?

    The plastic pen has a negative charge after being rubbed against a
    piece of cloth so when it came into contact with the handle of the
    electroscope, the protons of the electroscope went up to the neutral
    handle.

    2. Now, remove the charge from your electroscope by touching the knob
    at the top with your fingers.

    Do the leaves converge or diverge?

    The foil leaves converge or move towards each other.

    Is your body a conductor or an insulator?

    Our bodies are conductors especially when wet. This is because we are
    mostly made up of water which is also a conductor. This is due to the ions
    present in water and their tendency to conduct electricity.

    B. Charging by Induction

    1. Rub a balloon with a piece of cloth. Bring the balloon near the knob of the
    electroscope (without touching the knob).

    Do the leaves converge or diverge?

    The leaves diverge or move away from each other.


    2. Rub again a balloon with a piece of cloth. This time, bring the piece of
    cloth near the knob of the electroscope (without touching the knob).

    Do the leaves converge or diverge?

    The leaves diverge or move away from each other.

    3. Bring any object that has not been rubbed at all, and is therefore probably
    uncharged, near the knob of the electroscope, without touching the knob.

    Do the leaves converge, diverge, or neither?

    The leaves neither diverge or converge.

    NOTE: Temperature and humidity greatly affect the result in this experiment. The procedure must be
    done in a cool, not humid place.

    CONCLUSION

    (This part must discuss the answer to the objective/s.)

    The purpose of an electroscope is to determine if an object is charged or not. An


    electroscope does this through the principle that like charges will repel each other and unlike
    charges attract. When an object with a charge is placed on or near the knob of the electroscope
    like the charged plastic pen and the balloon, the electroscope takes that charge and it travels to
    the leaves which then repel each other due to the fact that the two charges are either both
    positive or both negative.

    DOCUMENTATION

    Attach at least 5 pictures here. You may add an extra sheet of paper, should you
    need more space.
    Uncharged object

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