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written by Tom Henderson
This item gives step-by-step animated explanations of charge interactions when a negatively-charged balloon is brought near a charge detecting device (the electroscope).  It reinforces the concepts of induction, charge polarization, grounding, and charge distribution.  This item is part of Multimedia Physics Studio, a set of animations within The Physics Classroom collection of tutorials for high school physics students.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electrostatics
- High School
- Instructional Material
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- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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© 2001 Tom Henderson
Keywords:
electrostatics, induction , polarization
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Metadata instance created March 15, 2006 by Caroline Hall
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November 30, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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T. Henderson, (2001), WWW Document, (https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/estatics/esn.cfm).
AJP/PRST-PER
T. Henderson, Static Electricity: Charging an Electroscope by Induction Using a Negatively-Charged Balloon (2001), <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/estatics/esn.cfm>.
APA Format
Henderson, T. (2001). Static Electricity: Charging an Electroscope by Induction Using a Negatively-Charged Balloon. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/estatics/esn.cfm
Chicago Format
Henderson, Tom. Static Electricity: Charging an Electroscope by Induction Using a Negatively-Charged Balloon. 2001. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/estatics/esn.cfm (accessed 8 November 2024).
MLA Format
Henderson, Tom. Static Electricity: Charging an Electroscope by Induction Using a Negatively-Charged Balloon. 2001. 8 Nov. 2024 <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/estatics/esn.cfm>.
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@misc{ Author = "Tom Henderson", Title = {Static Electricity: Charging an Electroscope by Induction Using a Negatively-Charged Balloon}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {8 November 2024}, Year = {2001} }
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