Static Electricity Set
Product Code : JL-LE-10645
The Static Electricity Set (SKU JL-LE-10645, Cat. No. JSS-895/083) is an electrostatics kit built around a gold-leaf electroscope with top plate and hook electrode. With the polythene plates and strip, electrophorus, proof plane, metallised polystyrene spheres and aluminium calorimeters, students can charge objects by friction and by induction, detect charge and investigate charge on conductors.
Specifications
Components named in the listing:
| Product | Static Electricity Set |
| SKU | JL-LE-10645 |
| Cat. No. | JSS-895/083 |
| Electroscope | 1, with top plate and hook electrode |
| Gold leaves | 1 packet |
| Spheres | 4, metallised polystyrene |
| Thread | 1 reel of very fine nylon thread |
| Polythene plates | 2, 75 mm square |
| Electrophorus plate | 1, 50 mm diameter with insulating handle |
| Proof plane | 1 |
| Aluminium calorimeters | 2 |
| Polythene strip | 1, with woollen rubber |
| Stirrup | 1, for suspending the strip |
Experiments with the static electricity set
- Charging the polythene strip by rubbing with wool and detecting the charge on the electroscope
- Showing attraction and repulsion with charged spheres hung on nylon thread
- Charging by induction with the electrophorus plate
- Sampling charge from a conductor with the proof plane
Scope of supply and ordering
The set is supplied with the components listed above; the number of sets, packing and lead time are confirmed on the quotation.
Frequently asked questions
What type of electroscope is in the set?
A gold-leaf electroscope with a top plate and hook electrode, with a packet of gold leaves.
What is the stirrup for?
It suspends the charged polythene strip so that it can turn freely when another charged object is brought near.
What size are the plates?
The two polythene plates are 75 mm square; the electrophorus plate is 50 mm in diameter with an insulating handle.
Related products
More electrostatics apparatus is in our laboratory equipment range.
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