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UNIT: |
Electrostatic Field |
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PURPOSE: |
Illustrate the electric field lines of
various charge distributions |
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EQUIPMENT: |
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Charge producing gun |
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Glass container with liquid suspension |
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5 slides (Point charge, Dipole,
Antidipole, Parallel plate capacitor, Circular capacitor)
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SUGGESTIONS: |
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Squeeze trigger
slowly and
not all the way. Before letting go of the trigger, pull the tip off the
connection.
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2.
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Works best in very dry conditions.
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DISCUSSION: |
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6.
  
1. Equipment
2. Parallel plate capacitor
3. Dipole
4. Point Charge
5. Circular capacitor
6. Antidipole
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