If you have access to a Van de Graaff generator, here are

Chapter 15, Problem 15.68

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If you have access to a Van de Graaff generator, here are a few interesting things to try: (a) Stack several aluminum pie plates on top of the generator and then turn the generator on. What do you think is going to happen? Why? Try it. (b) Tape one pie plate on top of the generator and pour in some puffed rice or pieces of paper. What do you think will happen when you turn the generator on? Why? Try it and see. (c) Tape a glass beaker to the top of the generator and pour in some puffed rice. What do you think will happen when you turn the generator on? Try it. (d) Bring a uorescent bulb close to a charged generator and observe what happens. Why does it happen?

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