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Grade 12Electrostatics

how is charge leakage minimisedin van de graff generator

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
By following ways charge leakage can be minimised in Van de graff generator
  1. Make sphere smooth as much as possible.
  2. Sphere arrangement must be insulated
  3. the generator must packed into a steel compartment filled with gas such as methane or nitrogen.
  4. In large system tank is filled with SF6.
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