5A20.20: ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - WIMSHURST MACHINE

PURPOSE: To demonstrate electrostatic attraction and repulsion.

DESCRIPTION: Two conducting balls suspended from the two arms of the Wimshurst machine are oppositely charged and attract each other. The same two balls suspended from a single arm of the machine will repel each other.

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EQUIPMENT: Wimshurst machine, two conducting balls suspended by wires.

SETUP TIME: 5 min.


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