Electricity
and Magnetism > Electric Fields and Potential
DCS#
5B30.50
ELECTROSTATIC
PINWHEEL
APPARATUS
Wimshurst machine
202-18-E-1
electrostatic pinwheel
202-18-C
DESCRIPTION
Pinwheel spins when charged by
Wimshurst machine.
The air near the sharply pointed arms of the pinwheel becomes charged
and
repels the points, causing the pinwheel to rotate.
