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Van de Graaff generator
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Van de Graaff generator [′van də ‚graf ‚jen·ə‚rād·ər]
(electronics)
A high-voltage electrostatic generator in which electrical charge is carried from ground to a high-voltage terminal by means of an insulating belt and is discharged onto a large, hollow metal electrode.


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Amy Allsopp tries the Van der Graaff generator which makes her hair stand on end with static electricity during one of the science week events at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College.
 
 
 
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