the guy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 correct me if i'm wrong but i am under the impression that, put simply, in a van de graaf generator the belt gains electrons from the positive terminal and then the large dome gains electrons from the belt. if it has all these electrons (which have a negative charge), does this not mean that it would gain a negative charge? I'm just confused because on all the diagrams i have seen they put positive signs (+) around the large dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDG Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Wikipedia explains it fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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