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Introduction

Summary

This animation  illustrates a  common classroom demonstration of  electrostatic effects – that is, the movement of charges in a conductor as an electrostatic charge is brought near it, as well as when a conducting path is put in contact with the original conductor.  The illustrations include force at a distance,  polarization, the effects of electric fields, electric neutrality and the properties of conductors.

Goals

• To illustrate the charge movements that  you can't see in the real demonstration.
• To address  forces acting at a distance, and the separation of charges.

Features

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Tags

ground-wire insulator conductors influence electrostatics charge separation triboelectric