- 5A10. Producing Static Charge
- 5A10.10 Rod, Fur and Silk PVC rod and felt, acrylic rod and cellophane, with the Braun electroscope as a charge indicator.
- 5A10.15 Triboelectric Series A list of items sorted according to polarity of charge produced by rubbing.
- 5A10.16 Identifying Charges Use an electroscope charged with known sign to test other charged objects.
- 5A10.20 Electrophorus Use a metal plate on a handle to transfer charge from a large charged surface.
- 5A10.35 Equal and Opposite Charge Two electroscopes are charged equal and opposite, then the charge is transferred from one to the other.
- 5A10.37 Electrostatic Rod and Cloth Rub a rod with a cloth, place on a pivot, show attraction between rod and cloth.
- 5A20. Coulomb’s Law
- 5A20.10 Rods and Pivots Charged rods on pivots are attracted and repelled by similar charged rods.
- 5A20.20 Pith Balls Suspend two small pith balls from a common support.
- 5A20.22 Balloon Pith Balls 8 inch balloons are hung on 1 meter threads and used as pith balls.
- 5A20.23 Repelling Balls A small charged pith ball is repelled from a charged rod.
- 5A22. Electrostatic Meters
- 5A22.10 Braun Electroscope A well balanced needle measures voltages to a few KV.
- 5A22.12 Electrometer Available electrometers for demonstration use.
- 5A22.22 Electroscopes Four types of electroscopes are pictured.
- 5A22.30 Projection Electroscope A projector is used to display the shadow cast by a gold-leaf electroscope.
- 5A22.30 Gold Leaf Electroscope A gold leaf electroscope is projected with a point source.
- 5A40. Induced Charge
- 5A40.12 Induced Charge Use electroscopes and proof planes to show charging by induction.
- 5A40.16 Charging Electroscope by Induction Charge an electroscope by touching while holding a charged rod near.
- 5A40.14 Induction Charging Show charging by induction versus direct charging.
- 5A40.16 Charging Electroscope by Induction Touch the electroscope and bring a charged rod close.
- 5A40.20 Can Attracted to Charged Rod A metal soda can is attracted to a charged rod.
- 5A40.24 Blow Bubbles at Van de Graaff Blow neutral soap bubbles at a Van de Graaff generator for intriguing induction effects.
- 5A40.25 Paper Sticks on Board Hold a piece of paper on a slate blackboard and rub it with fur.
- 5A40.30 2×4, Wooden Needle Induced charge is used to move a 2×4 balanced on a watch glass.
- 5A40.40 Deflection of a Stream of Water A charged rod is held near a fine stream of water flowing from a faucet.
- 5A40.70 Kelvin Water Dropper Sparks are produced by falling water.
- 5A50. Electrostatic Machines
- 5A50.10 Wimshurst Generator A Wimshurst electrostatic generator producing high voltages at moderate currents is used to show principles of electrostatics.
- 5A50.30 Van de Graaff Generator An electrostatic generator discharges through a grounded ball.
- 5A50.31 Van de Graaff Theory A note on the theory of the Van de Graaff.