May 8, 2018January 19, 2024 aneat1

Static Electricity (outreach set)

Demos in this set include

Van de Graaff generator
Teflon rods with fake fur
Pith balls on string
Charge indicator
Van de Graaff toys: packing peanuts, aluminum plates, fluorescent bulb on rod, spectrum tube, etc.
Static electricity wands with flying tinsel pieces

June 16, 2015January 19, 2024 aneat1

B-field of Current

Purpose: Illustrate shape of B-field around current carrying
wires and show similarities to B-field produced by permanent magnets.

Location

Field demonstrators, iron filings, solenoid, perm. magnets,
mini-compass: L01-section B2
Power supply: L35-section F1

June 16, 2015January 19, 2024 aneat1

Lemon Battery

Insert a copper and a zinc electrode into lemon; connect electrodes to multimeter. Experiment with different electrodes.
Electrodes located in L01, section B3; multimeter in section
A1.

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Charge and Pivot

Purpose: Illustrate principle of induced charge.
Using a charged rod, rotate wooden stick without touching it.
Located in L01, section A2; wooden sticks left of A2.