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This is an instructor's guide for an experiment to measure electrostatic force, using parallel plates made from two washers, insulating perf-board, and aluminum foil. Photos and detailed instructions are provided for experimental setup.
SEE RELATED MATERIALS for a Java simulation by the same authors on the topic of capacitance. For an Excel spreadsheet developed specifically to accompany this experiment, see link below: MIT Physics 8.02 Open Courseware: Labs
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=9963">National Science Foundation. MIT Physics 8.02: Experiment - Electrostatic Force. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2, 2008.</a>
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), WWW Document, (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02t-electricity-and-magnetism-spring-2005/labs/exp02.pdf).
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MIT Physics 8.02: Experiment - Electrostatic Force (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2004), <https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02t-electricity-and-magnetism-spring-2005/labs/exp02.pdf>.
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MIT Physics 8.02: Experiment - Electrostatic Force. (2008, May 2). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02t-electricity-and-magnetism-spring-2005/labs/exp02.pdf
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National Science Foundation. MIT Physics 8.02: Experiment - Electrostatic Force. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 2, 2008. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02t-electricity-and-magnetism-spring-2005/labs/exp02.pdf (accessed 1 May 2025).
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MIT Physics 8.02: Experiment - Electrostatic Force. Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. 2 May 2008. National Science Foundation. 1 May 2025 <https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-02t-electricity-and-magnetism-spring-2005/labs/exp02.pdf>.
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