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5B10.70 - Model of Field Potential

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​5B10.70 - Model of Field Potential

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Title5B10.70 - Model of Field Potential
Objective

To demonstrate how a charged particle will react in an electric field by deforming a rubber sheet and observing particles traveling in the potential space.​

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Assembly Instructions

Set up the Accretion Disk - Attach the feet to the rubber sheet stretched in a wooden frame.  Use the large ball to represent a negative charge.  Use the tennis ball on a stick held in a monopod to represent a positive charge. ​ Place a camera on a bench rod above the disk to allow the audience to observe the motion of the marbles as they travel in the potential space set up on the rubber sheet.

Setup Time10
Operation Time5
Preview Time10
Operation Instructions

Place the positive and negative charge where desired on the rubber sheet.  When ready, pour the marbles into the space and observe the motion they take while in the potiential field.​

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Demo on DimeNo
PIRA 200No
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Analysis/Information
Category5 Electricity and Magnetism
Subcategory5B - Electric Fields and Potential
Keywordspotential, charged particles, motion, field
Construction Information
 
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rubber diaphram mounted in wooden base
1
large mass for accretion disk
1
marbles light colored
50
accretion disk legs
4
camera - b&w
1
bench clamp
1
bench rod
1
extension cord
1
monopod wooden rectangular base
1
tennis ball mounted to rod
1