5B Electric Fields and Potential

5B10. Electric Field
- 5B10.10 Hair on End Use Van de Graaff generator to make hair stand on end, barbie or human.
- 5B10.15 Van de Graaff with Streamers Use prepared VdG with streamers to show lines of the electric field.
- 5B10.30 Franklin’s Bells with VdG Franklin’s Bells are used to demonstrate charge transport.
- 5B10.35 Bouncing Ball with Wimshurst Bounce a conducting ball hanging between two plates charged with a Wimshurst.
- 5B10.25 Confetti on Electrostatic Generator Confetti flies off of a Van de Graaff when it becomes charged.
- 5B10.40 Electric Field A pan on the overhead projector contains particles in a liquid that align with the electric field.
- 5B10.51 Plotting Equipotential Lines A method for plotting equipotential lines from electrodes in a pan on water.
- 5B10.72 Model of Electric Field About an Infinitely Long Wire A model of the electric field around any wire.
5B20. Gauss’ Law
- 5B20.10 Faraday’s Ice Pail Charge a bucket with a Van de Graaff and try to transfer charge from the inside and outside of the bucket to an electroscope. Show charge is only on the outside of a hollow conductor.
- 5B20.35 Radio in Faraday Cage Place a wire mesh cage over a radio.
5B30. Electrostatic Potential.
- 5B30.35 Point and Ball with VdG Hold a ball close to a Van de Graaff generator and then bring a point close.
- 5B30.40 Electric Wind A needle attached to a Van de Graaff deflects a nearby flame.
- 5B30.50 Pinwheel A pinwheel placed on top of a Van de Graaff spins when the Van de Graff is turned on.