Electrostatic Charging

Each lab should start with a title page.

a. It should include the name of the experiment, when it was performed and who performed it.

2. A brief introduction

a. This should outline the basics of the experiment.

b. What you plan on doing and what you hope you will get.

3. Theory Section

a. Here you will give a detailed explanation about the physics involved in the experiment.

i. Basically if you were to teach this subject this would be what would you say.

b. Equations and their derivations.

4. Experimental procedures

a. What equipment did you us to perform the experiment?

b. How did you set it up?

i. Figures are your friend here.

c. What did you need to change?

5. Data

a. Here is where you give the data you collected.

b. Graphs and tables

i. Units, learn them, love them, and USE them.

6. Discussion of Results

a. What did you do and what did you get when you did it?

i. Basically list what you did and the results you got when you did that step.

7. Results and Conclusion

a. Compare your data with what the theory section of your report said you should have gotten.

b. Was the experiment successful?

c. What did you learn?

d. What are some of the errors that might have thrown off your data?

Results for: Charging by Rubbing Objects Together

initial reading: 0v

“after rubbing” 2v

“after separation” 2v

“dark out” 1v

“both in” 1v

“white out” 1v

“final” 1v

“both out” 2v

Results for “Charging by Contact”

(WHITE)

“initial” 13v

“after touch” 21v

“disk out” 20v

#6: (Dark)

“initial” 0v

“after touch” 0v

“disk out” 4v

Results for “Charging by Induction”

(White)

“initial” 13v

“after touch” 15v

“disk out” 16v

#6: (DARK)

“Initial” 6v

“after touch” 1v

“disk out” 3v