PASCO ES-9080A - Demonstration 2: Charge Distribution

Basic Electrostatics System Model No. ES-9080
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Demonstration 2: Charge Distribution
Equipment Setup
Introduction
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Equipment Required:
Electrometer (ES-9078) Faraday Ice Pail (ES-9042A)
Electrostatic Voltage Source (ES-9077) Proof Planes
Conductive Spheres, 13 cm (ES-9059B) (2) Tes t l ead s
Earth ground connection (patch cord)
pail
earth ground
charged
sphere
sampling
sphereDC voltage
source*
power cord
and VDC source
ground VDC source
share common
to earth
or to shield
ground
Figure 2.1 Demonstration Setup
electrometer
electrometer, shield
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