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Electrostatics
J1-02: TRIBOELECTRICITY - WATER JET IN AIR
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Illustrate triboelectricity.
P4-51: MILLIKAN OIL DROP MODEL
Category:
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrate geometry for the Millikan oil drop experiment.
J1-05 CHARGED BALLOONS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
J1-03 KILOVOLT CARPET
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
J1-12: INDUCTION - ELECTROSCOPE
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrate charging by induction.
J3-24 HOLLOW CONDUCTING SPHERE
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that charge resides on the outside surface of a conductor
J3-21 FARADAY CAGE
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that the electric field within a closed conducting surface is zero
J3-14 FLUX MODEL - ELECTROSTATICS
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Aid in visualizing flux at an angle through a surface
J3-08 VAN DE GRAAFFS - INTERACTING FIELDS
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Shows field lines for two identical charges
J3-06 ELLIPSOIDAL CONDUCTOR
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that charge distribution on a conductor depends on the surface curvature
J2-31: JACOB'S LADDER
Category:
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
Purpose
:
Shows electrical discharge
J2-14 LIGHTNING ROD SIMULATOR
Category:
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
Purpose
:
Demonstrates how lightning rods really work
J2-13 PLASMA MACHINE - EYE OF THE STORM
Category:
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic discharge
J2-03 VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR WITH GROUND SPHERE
Category:
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the operation of a Van de Graff generator and illustrates electrostatic concepts
J1-26 VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-25 VAN DE GRAAFF - TRAINED RABBIT
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-22 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - WIMSHURST MACHINE
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion
J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion
J1-11 ELECTROPHORUS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates an electrophorus
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