Van de Graaff Generator

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written by Michael Davidson
supported by the National Science Foundation
technical implementer: Matthew J. Parry-Hill
edited by Kristen Coyne

This item is a short tutorial on the Van de Graaff generator. It includes a simulation illustrating the various components of the generator, the charge buildup and the discharge through a grounded sphere.

This item is part of Mag Lab U. Which is a large collection of web-based educational materials for K-20, developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. Refer to "related materials" for full index of interactive Java tutorials.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electrostatics = Electrostatic Machines	- Lower Undergraduate - Middle School - High School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2006 http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/legal.html
Keywords:: attraction, charge, comb, demonstration, discharge, electrostatics, friction, ground, humidity, negative, positive, repultion
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created December 20, 2010 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: August 22, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2008

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=10545">Davidson, Michael. Van de Graaff Generator. Edited by Kristen Coyne. February 6, 2008.</a>

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M. Davidson, , edited by K. Coyne (2006), WWW Document, (https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/watch-play/interactive/van-de-graaff-generator).

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M. Davidson, Van de Graaff Generator, edited by K. Coyne (2006), <https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/watch-play/interactive/van-de-graaff-generator>.

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Davidson, M. (2008, February 6). Van de Graaff Generator. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/watch-play/interactive/van-de-graaff-generator

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Davidson, Michael. Van de Graaff Generator. Edited by Kristen Coyne. February 6, 2008. https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/watch-play/interactive/van-de-graaff-generator (accessed 6 October 2024).

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Davidson, Michael. Van de Graaff Generator. Ed. Coyne, Kristen. 2006. 6 Feb. 2008. National Science Foundation. 6 Oct. 2024 <https://nationalmaglab.org/education/magnet-academy/watch-play/interactive/van-de-graaff-generator>.

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