Experiment:
Electric Field in a Plate Capacitor
(115 V, 50/60 Hz)
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Electric Field in a Plate Capacitor
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Electric Field in a Plate Capacitor
(115 V, 50/60 Hz), 8000601 [UE3010700-115], Electrostatics](/thumblibrary/UE3010700-115/UE3010700-115_01_1200_1200_Experiment-Electric-Field-in-a-Plate-Capacitor-115-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
Experiment:
Electric Field in a Plate Capacitor
(115 V, 50/60 Hz)
Objective: Measure the electric field in a plate capacitor using the electric field meter
The electric field meter can be used to measure the electric field within a plate capacitor directly. In this experiment a rotating sectored disc interrupts the electrostatic flux falling on an induction plate, which forms part of a capacitor plate. The voltage pulses that are thereby generated are amplified to give an output voltage, which is then rectified to give a DC voltage that is proportional to the electric field E acting on the induction plate.
