Electrostatics experiments

Light objets attraction Hanging balloon Trickle of water Electroscope and versorium Charging and discharging by contact Charging by induction Points power Two sorts of electric charges (a) Two sorts of electric charges (b) Conduction Sign of Charges Electrostatic chime Electrophorus Faraday Cage
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by Michel Maussion - University of Nantes - France

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Trickle of water




jet1

   

 jet2

Rub a plastic straw with a paper handkerchief.
Put it nearby the trickle of water : it is powerfully deflected.

See video (DivX Codec) 1.1 Mo or 161 ko.

  

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