5 Electricity & Magnetism

Light a Bulb with a Capacitor and Charge with a battery

The capacitor is charging and the current shows on the multimeter.

Light a Bulb with a Capacitor and Charge with a battery

Catalog: 
5C30.30B
Location: 
Ca4
Three D cell batteries charge a 1F capacitor while in series with an ampmeter. When the capacitor is charged it is discharged through the light bulb. The student can watch the current vary throughout the process.

Right hand rule

The stand can hold the vector in many positions.

Right hand rule

Catalog: 
5H15.30
Location: 
Aa3
model shows the magnetic field of a current carrying wire.

LRC Resonance

The coils far apart show a small signal on the oscilloscope.

LRC Resonance

Catalog: 
5L20.20B
Location: 
parts
Two circuits are set up, both LRC. First with a variable capacitor and fixed inductor. Second with a fixed capacitor and a coil and movable iron core.

Pinwheel

demonstration image

Pinwheel

Catalog: 
5B30.50A
Location: 
22-4
Place a pinwheel on a Van de Graaff generator.

Radio in Faraday's Cage

Radio in Faraday's Cage

Catalog: 
5B20.35A
Location: 
Cd3
A radio playing is muted when a wire mesh cage is put around it.

Pith balls

Two types of pith balls on stands.

Pith balls

Catalog: 
5A20.20
Location: 
23-3
Pith balls on stands

Electroscope in a cage

Electroscope in a cage

Catalog: 
5B20.30A
Location: 
23-3
Faraday's electroscope in a cage

Scotch Tape Electrostatics

The dowel is color coded red and green. The tape is color coded with a wet erase

Scotch Tape Electrostatics

Catalog: 
5A10.151
Location: 
Scotch tape is used to demonstrate electrostatic principles.

Solenoid and iron filings

A current is sent through the coil. The iron filings line up with the magnetic f

Solenoid and iron filings

Catalog: 
5H15.40
Location: 
Cc3
Solenoid and iron filings

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