Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator

Detail Page «

Detail Page

written by David Stern

This page illustrates the concept of work against an electric force using the examples of the Van de Graaff generator and lightening. There are also shorter examples of the Xerox machine and electric charge on transparency sheets as well as links to sites relating to the Van de Graaff machine or lightening. This is an optional section of "From Stargazers to Starships". French and Italian translations are available.

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electrostatics	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Unit of Instruction

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics	- Lesson Plan - Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Educator
Learner
Formats:: text/html
image/gif
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2004 David P. Stern
Keywords:: electrical work, lightening, van de graaff generator
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created June 6, 2004 by David Stern
Record Updated:: November 26, 2011 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 17, 2004
Other Collections:: The PSRC

Post a new comment on this item

This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Electric Force

This web page illustrates the concept of work against an electric force using examples of the Van de Graaff generator and lightning.

Link to Unit:

ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link

<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=1549">Stern, David. Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator. November 17, 2004.</a>

AIP Format

D. Stern, (2004), WWW Document, (http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm).

AJP/PRST-PER

D. Stern, Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator (2004), <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm>.

APA Format

Stern, D. (2004, November 17). Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm

Chicago Format

Stern, David. Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator. November 17, 2004. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm (accessed 10 October 2024).

MLA Format

Stern, David. Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator. 2004. 17 Nov. 2004. 10 Oct. 2024 <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm>.

BibTeX Export Format

@misc{ Author = "David Stern", Title = {Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {10 October 2024}, Month = {November 17, 2004}, Year = {2004} }

Refer Export Format

%A David Stern %T Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator %D November 17, 2004 %U http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm %O text/html

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Stern, David %D November 17, 2004 %T Work against an Electric Force: The Van De Graaff generator %V 2024 %N 10 October 2024 %8 November 17, 2004 %9 text/html %U http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Svandgrf.htm

Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.