Timeline for Van de graaff generator, Leyden jars and capacitance
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| Dec 18, 2018 at 6:16 | comment | added | niels nielsen | let me give you an analogy. a van de graaf is like a garden hose that can deliver a trickle of water, but at great pressure. A leyden jar is like a large bucket with a large valve in the bottom. it takes a while for the van de graaf to fill the bucket, but once it is full, opening the valve in the bottom unleashes a big torrent of water onto your head- much much larger than the van de graaf could ever deliver by itself! | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 6:07 | comment | added | user8718165 | Thank you sir, but could you please elaborate a bit on why do van de graaffs discharge much less current than leyden jars and what makes them behave differently? | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 5:32 | history | answered | niels nielsen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |