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  2. Electrostatic induction - Wikipedia

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    Therefore electrostatic induction ensures that the electric field everywhere inside a conductive object is zero. A remaining question is how large the induced charges are. The movement of charges is caused by the force exerted on them by the electric field of the external charged object, by Coulomb's law .

  3. Electrostatics - Wikipedia

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    The electrostatic field (lines with arrows) of a nearby positive charge (+) causes the mobile charges in conductive objects to separate due to electrostatic induction. Negative charges (blue) are attracted and move to the surface of the object facing the external charge. Positive charges (red) are repelled and move to the surface facing away ...

  4. Static electricity - Wikipedia

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    Electrostatic discharge while fueling with gasoline is a present danger at gas stations. [24] Fires have also been started at airports while refueling aircraft with kerosene. New grounding technologies, the use of conducting materials, and the addition of anti-static additives help to prevent or safely dissipate the buildup of static electricity.

  5. Coefficients of potential - Wikipedia

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    where the c ij with i = j are called the coefficients of capacity and the c ij with i ≠ j are called the coefficients of electrostatic induction. [1] For a system of two spherical conductors held at the same potential, [2] = (+), = (+)

  6. Kelvin water dropper - Wikipedia

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    The higher the charge that accumulates in each bucket, the higher the electrical potential on the rings and the more effective this process of electrostatic induction is. [2] During the induction process, there is an electric current that flows in the form of positive or negative ions in the water of the supply lines.

  7. Faraday's ice pail experiment - Wikipedia

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    The induction process is reversible: in Procedure 4, when C is removed, the attraction of the opposite charges cause them to intermingle again, and the charge on the surfaces reduces to zero. It is the electrostatic field of the charged object C which causes the mobile charges to move.

  8. Electrostatic generator - Wikipedia

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    An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electrical generator that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current. The knowledge of static electricity dates back to the earliest civilizations, but for millennia it remained merely an interesting and mystifying phenomenon , without a ...

  9. Triboelectric effect - Wikipedia

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    Electrostatic generator, machine to produce static electricity; Electrostatic induction, separation of charges and polarization due to other charges; Electrostriction, coupling between an electric field and volume of unit cells; Electrohydrodynamics, coupling in liquids between electric fields and properties