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demonstrations:5_electricity_and_magnetism:5a_electrostatics:kelvin_dropper:start

Kelvin Water Dropper

Description

Water drops through metal tubes to metal cans that are cross-connected, which build up opposite charges.

A description of how it works can be found here .

Purpose

Apparatus

Setup

Fill the top tank with water and open the valves to start flow. Observe the discharge.

Notes

Needs testing to ensure it works properly, particularly that it actually builds up charge and is able to discharge properly.

Demo room information

Location Hebb 100E
Maker Unknown
Current State Working
demonstrations/5_electricity_and_magnetism/5a_electrostatics/kelvin_dropper/start.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/18 20:34 by demoroom