MCQ
Electroscope is used:
  • A
    To detect and test small electric charges.
  • B
    To calculate the amount of electric charge flowing through the conductor in the given interval of time.
  • C
    To find out the presence of antimatter.
  • D
    To test the presence of magnetic field.

Answer

  1. To detect and test small electric charges.

Explanation:

Electroscope is an old electrical instrument, used to detect the presence and magnitude of electric charges on a body.

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