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This animation depicts a negatively-charged particle attracted by the positively-charged sphere of a van de Graaff generator, a device that mechanically separates charge. The animation was designed to help students see that the Coulomb force is transmitted in a continuous manner (as observed between the van de Graaff sphere and the smaller particle). Although the two charges are not in direct contact with one another, they are in direct contact with a medium existing between them. The item may be viewed as a video or in stepped motion.
This item is part of a larger collection of visualizations developed by the MIT TEAL/Studio Physics Project to support an introductory course in electricity and magnetism. See below for lecture notes that accompany this specific animation: MIT Open Courseware: Coulomb's Law Lecture Notes Please note that this resource requires Quicktime.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Charge Interaction This simple and effective Quicktime video shows a model of a negatively-charged particle being pulled in by the positively-charged sphere of a van de Graaff generator. Although the particle is not touching the generator, they are in direct contact with a medium existing between them. We recommend viewing this item in stepped motion. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=9941">Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Attracting a Charge. May 2, 2008.</a>
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J. Belcher, (2004), WWW Document, (http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/VandeGraffAttract/VDGAttract.htm).
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J. Belcher, MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Attracting a Charge (2004), <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/VandeGraffAttract/VDGAttract.htm>.
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Belcher, J. (2008, May 2). MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Attracting a Charge. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/VandeGraffAttract/VDGAttract.htm
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Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Attracting a Charge. May 2, 2008. http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/VandeGraffAttract/VDGAttract.htm (accessed 3 October 2024).
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Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Attracting a Charge. 2004. 2 May 2008. National Science Foundation. 3 Oct. 2024 <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/VandeGraffAttract/VDGAttract.htm>.
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Year = {2004}
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MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics - A van de Graaff Generator Repelling a Charge
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