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If a negatively charged electroscope's leaves separate, does that mean the object that touched it gave or received electrons?​

If a negatively charged electroscope's leaves separate, does that mean the object that touched it gave or received electrons?​
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If a negatively charged electroscope's leaves separate, does that mean the object that touched it gave or received electrons?​

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If a negative object is used to charge a neutral object, then both objects become charged negatively. ... In this case, electrons are transferred from the neutral object to the positively charged rod and the sphere becomes charged positively.
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