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Electrostatics Lab Activities Explained

This is a collection of typical electrostatics lab activities explained by using the ability to animate what is happening with the charges.  The following is a list of available explanations.

Charging materials by friction
Charging two different materials using a wool cloth.
Balloon on Hair
Attracting & repelling an insulator
pith ball(Shockwave) Not Local
pith balls
paper bits
Balloon on hair stuck to wall
Attracting & repelling a conductor
aluminum covered pith balls
aluminum can
Charging an electroscope
Bringing a charged object near the
by contact (conduction)
Interactive version of bringing near and charging by contact (Shockwave) Not Local
by induction
Using an electrophorus (creating charge by induction)