Electricity
and Magnetism > Electric Fields and Potential > Gauss's Law
DCS#
5B20.xx
ELECTRIC FIELD
MODELS
APPARATUS
sphere, rod and block with
pieces of copper
wire sticking out
202-18-D4
aluminum foil
202-02-E1
DESCRIPTION
These are models made from
styrofoam, wood, and copper
wire to represent a sphere, line, and sheet of charge with their
associated
electric fields. Sheets of aluminum foil serve as gaussian
surfaces.
These are used to illustrate applications of Gauss's law.
