Charging by friction and electrostatic phenomena

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A student rubs a glass rod with a silk cloth so that the rod gains a positive charge. The student then brings this positively charged rod near to, but not touching, the metal cap of an initially uncharged gold leaf electroscope.

Which of the diagrams below best represents the distribution of electric charge on the electroscope while the positively charged rod is held near the cap?

Four diagrams of a gold leaf electroscope with a positively charged rod held near the cap, showing different distributions of charge.

Diagram A

Diagram B

Diagram C

Diagram D

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