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The 60's Were Awesome
The 60's Were Awesome
Get Small!
Get Small!
Electrostatics, Voltage, and Flux.pptElectrostatics Intro Lecture
Electrostatics Intro Lecture
Charging
Charging
Conduction or Induction
Conduction or Induction
Lightning In A Bottle.movI love science especially with high speed cameras! The video to the left shows electricity conducting over an insulator. It proves that at a great enough voltage, any insulator can become a semi-conductor! I love my Kronos cameras!
I love science especially with high speed cameras! The video to the left shows electricity conducting over an insulator. It proves that at a great enough voltage, any insulator can become a semi-conductor! I love my Kronos cameras!
In 700 B.C., the greeks conducted some of the earliest recorded tests with electrostatics. The did this by rubbing wool to amber. We can still do it today. We can observe that some materials attract while others repulse. Two objects of the same materials will push each other away; therefore, like charges repulse and opposites attract.
Charge is always conserved!
Charge is always conserved!
A conservation of energy rule!
A conservation of energy rule!
In the simulation below, we can see that charge is not created. Instead, objects can gain a negative charge be collecting electrons. Drag his foot on the carpet to build up the charge.
Charge is represented by the symbol "e" and it is quantized. That means it cannot get any smaller. You will see "+-1e" or "+-2e", but you will never see "+-.5e". The unit for "e" is the "coulomb" or "C". The value of "e" is 1.60219 x 10^-19C.
Charge is represented by the symbol "e" and it is quantized. That means it cannot get any smaller. You will see "+-1e" or "+-2e", but you will never see "+-.5e". The unit for "e" is the "coulomb" or "C". The value of "e" is 1.60219 x 10^-19C.
Materials
Materials
Conductor Or Insulator
Conductor Or Insulator
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