How Van de Graaff Generators Work

How Van de Graaff Generators Work

By John C. Bean - WeCanFigureThisOut.orgScience Technology

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How Van de Graaff Generators Work episodes

July 24, 2017 This is an electron's worst nightmare as both sides of the belt are now negative!
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July 24, 2017 But as they reach the top, the outer electrons can jump onto a second comb ...
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July 24, 2017 and then spread out on the metal dome.
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July 24, 2017 So the Van de Graaff uses the motor's work pushing electrons upward to build up "electrostatic energy."
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July 24, 2017 This podcast is drawn from the Virtual Lab presentations of WeCanFigureThisOut.org. The copyrighted material of this site was developed under funding from National Science Foundation CCLI, NIRT, MRSEC and NUE programs. This project is led by John C. Be
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July 24, 2017 All of the scenes together
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