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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
    • A. AC Circuits
    • B. Capacitors and Inductors
    • C. DC Circuits
    • D. Electrodynamics
    • E. Electronics
    • F. Electrostatics
      • 10. Avatar Love
      • 20. Coulomb's Law
      • 30. Dissectable Leyden Jar
      • 40. Electric Field Projection
      • 50. Electric Potential
      • 60. Electrophorus
      • 70. Faraday Ice Pail
      • 80. Franklin's Bells
      • 90. Gauss' Law
      • 100. Simple Electrostatic Experiments
      • 110. Van de Graaff Experiments
      • 120. Wimshurst Generator
    • G. Mag Lev
    • H. Magnetic Fields of Currents
    • I. Magnetostatics
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

20. Coulomb's Law

This is a very nice demonstration of Coulomb's Law with a fancy torsion balance and Laser spot readout. You can show that the electrostatic force varies as the square of the distance and is proportional to one of the charges. It is probably a good idea to practice a little with this one before hand.

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