Electrostatics

This is the same old lab  full o' demos. Look! Balloon on the wall! Hey! My hair is standing up! One new trick in this bag:  use the charge sensors to demonstrate the difference between induction and conduction. 

Student Objectives

  • Use charge polarization to create electrostatic attraction
  • Demonstrate electrostatic attraction and repulsion qualitatively
  • Distinguish between charge conduction and induction
  • Measure the amount of charge induced or transferred to an object
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