Electricity/Magnetism




Electric fields and potential

5B30.30 Lightning rod
Use: The plate is charged by the larger Van de Graaff generator. The metal plate represents a cloud during a storm. The metal rod could be a lightning rod, tree or you on a golf course.

 
Setup: Minimal
Equations: NA
Safety Issues: Shock hazzard due to high potential


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