Van de Graaff and Pie Tins

Identifier: E&M: ES - 017

Pie tins rest atop a Van de Graaff generator

Concept Overview:

  1. Movement of charges through metals
  2. Repulsion of opposite charges; Coulomb's Law

Lecturer Procedure

Step(s) to Follow

  1. Stack pie tins on top of Van de Graaff
  2. Turn on generator.
  3. After demo, GROUND generator and turn off

Expected Result

Pie tins will fly off top of generator

Transcript:

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