A gold leaf electroscope is charged and the leaves are observed to diverge by a certain amount. The beam of X-rays is allowed to fall upon the electroscope for a short period. The effect is as follows :

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The leaves will collapse

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The golf leaves will melt

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The leaves will diverge further

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There will be no change in the divergence

Q. A gold leaf electroscope is charged and the leaves are observed to diverge by a certain amount. The beam of X-rays is allowed to fall upon the electroscope for a short period. The effect is as follows :

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