Van de Graaff generator
The Van de Graaff generator
This machine is a useful way of using static electricity to produce very high voltages. The machine is used both in schools and in nuclear research where it can produce up to 10 million volts!
A rubber belt passes a series of points or a sharp metal bar and charge is sprayed onto the belt from there. This charge is carried up by the belt to another series of points where it is collected and then stored on a large metal dome. As the belt rotates more and more charge is given to the dome.
If the small, earthed dome, or any earthed object, is put near the big dome a spark will jump across to it - the charge is trying to get to the earth. The bigger the voltage the further the spark will jump. In dry air, a voltage of at least 35 000 V is needed to make a spark 1 cm long! If the air is damp the charge will leak away through the moisture in the air and you will not be able to get such a large spark.
As you know charge is concentrated at points and so if a pointed object is brought near the dome the charge will leak away to it - this will work with your hair!
You can let a charge leak away through you to the ground if you put your knuckle near the large dome - a spark will jump to it. The voltage is very high but because the charge transferred is very small the current is minute you won’t get a bad shock and it is not really dangerous. However never allow a spark to go from the dome to any point near your head or your heart!
The diagrams below show you some of the experiments that you can do with the Van de Graaff generator.
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WARNING: DO NOT LET A SPARK GO TO YOU UNLESS YOU ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A TEACHER.
Small dome
Large dome
Rubber belt
Earthed terminal
Motor
Charge take off
Charge take off
Insulating support
Charge input
Pieces of paper
Neon lamp
Soap bubbles
Foil cups
Rotating vane
Polystyrene balls
Cotton threads
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