Faraday's Pail

From UO Physics Demonstration Catalog

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Description:

Demonstrates the distribution and induction of electrostatic charge. A charged object is suspended inside the metal can, the inside of the can charges to the opposite sign and the outside becomes charge with the same sign. The induced charge equals the inducing charge.

Location:

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    Shelf I-4