- 5C10. Capacitors
- 5C10.10 Charge Leyden Jar Charge a Leyden jar with a PVC rod. Use an electroscope to show that charge is stored, and can be added to the Leyden jar.
- 5C10.20 Parallel Plate Capacitor Charge a simple capacitor of two parallel movable plates and the divergence of electrostatic voltmeter leaves varies as the plates are moved.
- 5C10.35 Rotary Capacitor Charge a large rotary capacitor with a rod and watch an electroscope as the overlap is changed.
- 5C20. Dielectric
- 5C20.10 Capacitor With Dielectrics Insert and remove a dielectric from a charged parallel plate capacitor while it is attached to an digital capacitance meter.
- 5C20.10 Capacitor with Dielectrics Insert and remove a dielectric from a charged parallel plate capacitor while attached to an electroscope.
- 5C20.30 Dissectible Capacitor Charge a capacitor and show the discharge, then charge again and take it apart. Handle it, try to discharge it, reassemble it, and discharge it.
- 5C20.35 Bound Charge The two coatings of a Leyden jar can be grounded successively without much loss of charge. When the two coatings are connected, there is a discharge.
- 5C30. Energy Stored in a Capacitor
- 5C30.10 Leyden Jar With Wimshurst A large capacitance Leyden jar is hooked up to a capacitor to produce a large spark.
- 5C30.20 Short a Capacitor Charge a large electrolytic capacitor to 100 V and short it.
- 5C30.35 Lift Weight with Motor Driven by Capacitor A capacitor is discharged through a small motor lifting a weight.
Wesleyan University Dept. of Physics
