Technical data

The mobility of charges in insulators and conductors

Item No. P1085200

Principle

The pupils learn that in insulators charges are locally bound but in metals, that is conductors, they are free to move.

Benefits

Quick and easy experiment for qualitatively understanding of electrostatic phenomena

Tasks

Can the charges in bodies be shifted? Investigate various different electrically-charged bodies to see if the charges in them can be shifted.

Scope of supply
Electroscope w. metal pointer	13027-01	1
Polypropylene rod, l=175mm, d=10 mm	13027-09	1
Neon tube	06656-00	1
Film, transparent, DIN A4, 100 sheets	08186-10	1