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The Electrophorus. An Invention by Alessandro Volta (1775). + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + -. + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + -. The Electrophorus. + - + - + -. Fur. + - + - + -. Styrofoam sheet of Insulation.
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The Electrophorus An Invention by Alessandro Volta (1775)
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- The Electrophorus +-+-+- Fur +-+-+- Styrofoam sheet of Insulation Styrofoam sheet and Fur are Neutral
+-+-+ Fur Rubbing with fur adds electrons +-+-+ The Electrophorus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Styrofoam sheet of Insulation -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Styrofoam sheet becomes Negative
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Neutral Pie Pan Aluminum pie plate
The Electrophorus Aluminum pie plate Styrofoam Cup handle -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Styrofoam sheet of Insulation Styrofoam sheet of Insulation - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Dipolar but still Neutral
Discharge The Electrophorus Styrofoam Cup handle - + - - + - - +- -+- -+- -+ - Aluminum pie plate + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Styrofoam sheet of Insulation - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Touch Negative rim and remove electrons
Recharge - + - + - + - +- + - + - Aluminum pie plate - + - + - + - +- + - + Lift up The Electrophorus Styrofoam Cup handle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Touch positive pie plate and return electrons
Styrofoam Cup handle Aluminum pie plate The Electrophorus - + - - + - - + - - +- - + - - + - + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Styrofoam sheet of Insulation Styrofoam sheet of Insulation - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Dipolar but still Neutral
_ _ _ _ _ Discharge The Electrophorus Styrofoam Cup handle - + - - + - - + - - +- - + - - + - Aluminum pie plate + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - Styrofoam sheet of Insulation - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Touch Negative rim and remove electrons
Recharge Lift up The Electrophorus Styrofoam Cup handle _ - + - + - + - +- + - + - + - + - + Aluminum pie plate - + - + - + - +- + - + - + - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - +- + - + - + - + - - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Touch positive pie plate and return electrons