COMPLETE EXPERIMENTS ON ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM  

Objective: Demonstrate the electric current generated by the motion of charged droplets of water Electric current arises due to an amount of charge being transported during a given interval of time. A flow of current can be simply illustrated ... more

Objective: Determine the value of certain resistances An arrangement in which two voltage dividers are connected in parallel and connected to the same DC voltage source can be used to obtain the values of certain resistors. The first voltage ... more

Objective: Measurement of the force exerted on a current-carrying conductor located inside a magnetic field The electric balance is based on André-Marie Ampères’ experiments on electric current. It measures the electro ... more

Objective: Determine the magnetic field generated by coils of various lengths The magnetic flux density inside a long cylindrical coil is directly proportional to the current through the coil and how close together the coil windings are ... more

Objective: Determine the horizontal and vertical components of the earth’s magnetic field This experiment involves determining the inclination and magnitude of the earth’s magnetic field as well as its horizontal and vertical components ... more

Objective: Measuring the voltage induced in an induction coil If a closed conductor loop with N windings is located in a cylinder coil through which an alternating current flows, then an electrical voltage is induced by the variable magnetic ... more

Objective: Investigation of how the voltage across a capacitor changes over time when the capacitor is charging or discharging In a DC circuit, current only flows through a capacitor at the point in time when the power is turned on or off ... more

Objective: Determine the impedance of a capacitor as a function of capacitance and frequency Any change in voltage across a capacitor gives rise to a flow of current through the component. If an AC voltage is applied, alternating current ... more

Objective: Investigation of how the current through a coil changes over time when the DC supply is turned on and off The behaviour of a coil in a DC circuit changes as soon as the DC supply is turned on or off. The change in current is delayed ... more

Objective: Determine inductive impedance as a function of inductance and frequency Any change in the current through a coil induces a voltage. If an alternating current flows, an AC voltage will be induced, which is shifted in phase with ... more

Objective: Determine the AC resistance in a circuit with capacitive and resistive loads In AC circuits, not only ohmic resistance needs to be taken into account but also the resistance due to capacitive loads. The combination of the two ... more

Objective: Determine the AC resistance in a circuit with inductive and resistive loads In AC circuits, not only ohmic resistance needs to be taken into account but also the resistance due to inductive loads. The combination of the two may ... more

Objective: Determining impedance in a circuit with an inductive and a capacitive reactance AC circuits with inductive and capacitive reactances show resonant behaviour. At the resonant frequency, the impedance of a series connection of an ... more

•  Investigate the deflection of an electron beam by a magnetic field. •  Investigate the deflection of an electron beam by an electric field. •  Construct a velocity filter using orthogonal electric ... more

Electrons in a fine-beam tube are deflected into a circular path by a uniform magnetic field. The tube contains neon gas at a precisely defined pressure so that gas atoms become ionised by collision with electrons along the path thus ... more

In the experiment, two identical current-carrying coils are placed outside the Braun tube, and the deflection of the electron beam in the magnetic fields of the coils is observed on the tube’s fluorescent screen as shifts of the ... more