Gauss’s Law

A hollow metallic cylinder is held on a stand on its radial direction. Inside, hanging from the top, there are two pith balls. When the cylinder is connected to a Van de Graff generator, the pith balls hanging inside move slightly. And the pith balls approxi­mated to the cylinder from outside fly up wildly.

An electroscope under a metal cage will not be affected by a charging Van de Graaff generator, even if the generator is close enough that sparks jump to the cage. When placed outside the metal cage, it will show the generator’s effects, even if at 1 m away.

A metal ball is charged using a Van de Graaff generator and then lowered into a metal pail. The pail is set on an insulated stand. An electroscope is connected to the outside of the pail through the stand’s platform. The leaf of the electroscope will rise. Moving the ball around the inside of the pail, even touching the inside surface has no effect on the potential shown by the electroscope leaf. After the ball has been lifted, the inner surfaces of the pail and ball are found completely free of charge, which can be checked with the help of another electroscope.

The Static GENECON is a unique demonstration instrument designed to allow teachers and students to conduct a variety of electrostatic experiments. This Van De Graaff unit allows one to observe the creation of electrostatic energy. The user can conduct a variety of experiments.

SPECIFICATIONS

* Observation Tank: Transparent Plastic

* Size of Cell: 160 x 105 x 7mm

* Electrode Plates: 5 types of plates

* Supporting Frame (195 x 115 x 28mm)

* Power Supply: Static Genecon

* 1 Static GENECON, 1 Set of Output Cables, 1 Instruction Manual

* Made of polycarbonate resin

* The negative pole is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin

* The positive pole is made of felt Polyacetal resin

* High-voltage cables (can withstand 30kV)

* Output: 30,000V at the terminals, 10,000V at output end