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K8-46: Radio Waves & Faraday Cage
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates that radio waves do not penetrate a Faraday cage
P2-24: GIANT-LIGHT BULB
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrate color and intensity changes of blackbody radiation with temperature.
K7-61: TESLA COIL
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate a tesla coil, including how magnetic induction and a resonant RLC circuit is used in the production of high-voltage high-frequency sparks.
K7-41: RC CIRCUIT - DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate differentiation and integration using RC circuits.
K7-15: CURRENT IN RC CIRCUIT?
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate charging of a capacitor in a possibly counterintuitive way.
K7-12: RC CIRCUIT - RC TIME CONSTANT - PROJECTION METERS
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Measure an RC time constant and to observe the shape of the charging and discharging curves.
K8-52: MICROWAVE MAGNETRON
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Show students what the magnetron tube from a typical microwave oven looks like.
K8-44: RADIOWAVES - COUPLING OF WAVES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Illustrate inductive coupling using radio waves.
K6-12: SERIES/PARALLEL LIGHT CIRCUIT CONUNDRUM
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Test your ability to analyze series/parallel circuit.
K5-44: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - LIGHT BULB
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show the change in resistance of a light bulb with temperature.
K5-32: RESISTANCE VS DIAMETER AND LENGTH
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Determine how resistance varies as a function of diameter and length for the same material.
K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity.
K5-23: ROTATING TWO-COLOR LED
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate that what comes out of a 110 VAC plug is in fact alternating current.
K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed.
K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Indicate how electrons really flow through a conductor.
K4-06: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH CAPACITOR
Category: K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose:
Demonstrate that the generator is producing electrical energy, and that the capacitor stores electrical energy; also that a generator can run in reverse as a motor.
K3-05: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - WELDER
Category: K3 Transformers
Purpose:
Show that very large currents can be produced in the secondary of a step-down transformer.
K2-64: UNIPOLAR GENERATOR
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate unipolar generation of DC voltage, which may involve an explanation other than electromagnetic induction.
K2-28: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - 10 KV ARC
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate that a large voltage increase is attainable using a transformer.
K2-25: MUTUAL INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate mutual induction and to show the effect of various core materials.
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K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field
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K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Demonstrates magnetic induction
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K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
Demonstrates the induction between two coils
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K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
Shows that the induced current is proportional to the number of turns in the secondary coil
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K2-05: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - CONCENTRIC COILS
Demonstrate mutual induction Read More
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K2-11: SELF-INDUCTION
Demonstrate self-induction Read More
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K2-12: SELF-INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
Demonstrate back-EMF in an inductor Read More
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K2-21: RUHMKORFF INDUCTION COIL
Demonstrate induction of a very high voltage using a small voltage source Read More
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K2-22 INDUCTION COIL WITH LIGHT BULB
Demonstrates magnetic induction with 110 VAC Read More
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K2-24: MUTUAL INDUCTION
Demonstrate mutual induction Read More
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K2-25: MUTUAL INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
Demonstrate mutual induction and to show the effect of various core materials Read More
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K2-26: MUTUAL INDUCTANCE STANDARD
Demonstrate the standard for mutual inductance Read More
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K2-27: MUTUAL INDUCTION - M12 eq M21 MEASUREMENT
Demonstrate that the mutual inductance between two coils is independent of which one is the primary Read More
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K2-28: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - 10 KV ARC
Demonstrate that a large voltage increase is attainable using a transformer Read More
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K2-29: COIL AND MAGNET WITH LED SENSOR
Demonstrate that the sign of the induced voltage depends on the direction of the field as well as whether the… Read More
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K2-40: MAGNETIC ACCELERATOR
Demonstrate magnetic potential energy Read More
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K2-41: LENZ'S LAW - ROLLING RODS
Demonstrate eddy currents and Lenz's law
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K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
Demonstrates Lenz's law
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K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
Demonstrates Lenz's law
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K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
Shows the damping of pendula due to eddy currents
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K2-45: EDDY CURRENTS - MAGNET AND SOFT DRINK CAN
Demonstrate eddy currents and Lenz's law Read More
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K2-46: MAGNET LEVITATION ABOVE SPINNING DISC
Demonstrate Lenz's law in a dramatic way Read More
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K2-47: SPEEDOMETER MODEL
Demonstrate operating principle of some speedometers Read More
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K2-48: EDDY CURRENT MOTOR`
Show the use of eddy currents in producing a motor with few moving parts and no electrical brushes Read More
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K2-49: MAGNETIC STIRRER
Illustrate how a magnetic stirrer works Read More
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K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL
Demonstrates a number of concepts in magnetic induction
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K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Blasts a cola can into two pieces using electromagnetism
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K2-63: DISPLACEMENT CURRENT MODEL
Illustrate the geometry for displacement current Read More
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K2-64: UNIPOLAR GENERATOR
Demonstrate unipolar generation of DC voltage, which may involve an explanation other than electromagnetic induction Read More
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K2-65: INDUCTION AND CAPACITOR FLASHLIGHT
Demonstrate a weird but high-tech method for constructing a flashlight Read More
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