Mission SE6: Charging a Single Sphere by Induction

Mission SE6 pertains to the process of charging by induction, with the specific focus being the use of a charged balloon to charge a conducting sphere by induction. The mission consists of 34 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to apply an understanding of the charging by induction method to describe the results of the demonstration in which a single sphere becomes charged by induction.
• The student should be able to explain the results of the induction process by identifying the direction of the electron flow and the subsequent charge orientation during the various stages of the process.

 

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The Physics Classroom - Static Electricity Unit, Lesson 2, Part b

• What does the process of charging by induction involve?
• What type of charge does an object acquire when it is charged by induction?
• What happens (at the atomic level) when a negatively-charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction?
• What happens (at the atomic level) when a positively-charged object is used to charge a neutral object by induction?
• What effect does the presence of a nearby negatively-charged object have upon a neutral conductor?
• What effect does the presence of a nearby positively-charged object have upon a neutral conductor?

 

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Charging by Induction

 

 

Question-Specific Help

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