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You are provided with a charged electroscope, an insulator and a conductor. Describe how you would use these apparatus to distinguish the insulator from the conductor.

Answer Text:
Each material is brought in turn to touch the cap of the electroscope. The conductor will discharge the electroscope (the leaf falls), while the insulator will not.