Question: I set up the Van de Graaff generator and connect it with a wire to a metal plate, as shown in Figure 1. Then I

 I set up the Van de Graaff generator and connect itwith a wire to a metal plate, as shown in Figure 1.Then I turn on the Van de Graaff, and the mechanism inside

I set up the Van de Graaff generator and connect it with a wire to a metal plate, as shown in Figure 1. Then I turn on the Van de Graaff, and the mechanism inside allows for an accumulation of a net positive charge on the dome. In the process, charge will ow through the wire between the Van de Graaff and the plate. A. What is the direction of that current and why? \"m1 File Preview urrent won't ow for very long. Why not? Now suppose I put a little bulb into the wire, so that the current between the Van de Graaff and the plate would have to ow through the bulb (like in Figure 2). If I do this with the right kind of bulb, sensitive to small currents, it will light. C. Would the amount of current through the bulb be greater, less than, or equal to the amount of current through the wire without the bulb? D. Would the current ow for more, less, or the same amount of time as it did without the bulb? Metal Wire plate Plastic stand Figure 1: Van de Graaf genera- tor connected with a wire to a plate.Metal Generator plate Bulb Figure 2: Van de Graaf genera- tor connected with a wire to a plate

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