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  2. Faraday's ice pail experiment - Wikipedia

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    For a container, Faraday used a metal pail made to hold ice, which gave the experiment its name. [3] The experiment shows that an electric charge enclosed inside a conducting shell induces an equal charge on the shell, and that in an electrically conducting body, the charge resides entirely on the surface.

  3. The Chemical History of a Candle - Wikipedia

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    Faraday uses the candle as a symbol to talk about the nature of combustion — how the oxygen from air is needed, how water and CO 2 are produced and the hidden role of hydrogen. The text is lyrical and beautifully expressed, communicating his obvious enthusiasm, authority and sense of excitement.

  4. List of experiments in physics - Wikipedia

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    Young's interference experiment: Thomas Young: Confirmation Wave theory of light: 1819 Arago spot experiment François Arago: Confirmation Fresnel diffraction due to circular object 1838 Bedford Level experiment: Samuel Rowbotham: Measurement Curvature of the Earth 1843 Faraday's ice pail experiment: Michael Faraday: Demonstration ...

  5. Michael Faraday - Wikipedia

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    In his work on static electricity, Faraday's ice pail experiment demonstrated that the charge resided only on the exterior of a charged conductor, and exterior charge had no influence on anything enclosed within a conductor. This is because the exterior charges redistribute such that the interior fields emanating from them cancel one another.

  6. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Wikipedia

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    A close-up image of a candle showing the wick and the various parts of the flame; Michael Faraday lectured on "The Chemical History of a Candle".The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures were first held in 1825, [2] and have continued on an annual basis since then except for four years during the Second World War. [3]

  7. Why salt melts ice — and how to use it on your sidewalk - AOL

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    A chemistry professor explains the science that makes salt a cheap and efficient way to lower freezing temperature. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  8. Kelvin water dropper - Wikipedia

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    This is part of the electrical induction process, and is an example of the related "Faraday's ice bucket". Also, the idea of bringing small amounts of charge into the center of a large metal object with a large net charge, as happens in Kelvin's water dropper, relies on the same physics as in the operation of a van de Graaff generator .

  9. Brilliant and Surprising Uses for Salt - AOL

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    Put 1/2 cup of salt and 1/2 cup of vinegar into a spray bottle, fill the rest with water, and shake! Using this solution will keep your fridge just as clean, and it won't scratch your glass either.