Question: Problem 5 I set up the Van de Graaff generator and connect it with a wire to a metal plate, as shown in Figure 4.

 Problem 5 I set up the Van de Graaff generator and

Problem 5 I set up the Van de Graaff generator and connect it with a wire to a metal plate, as shown in Figure 4. I bring in a second plate, held in place near the rst, but not touching or close enough for a spark. (So no charge moves between the plates.) And I connect that second plate to \"ground" (that little bunch of lines at the end of the wire is a symbol for ground, and that means I'm connecting it to a limitless reservoir of positive or negative charge.) A. Draw a sketch showing the net charge on the Van de Graaff and plates, after the Van de Graaff has been on for a bit. B. Would you expect the plate connected to the Van de Graaff to have the same, more, or less net charge than it had without the second plate around? Figure 4: Van de Graaf genera- tor connected with a wire to a plate, which is next to a second plate connected to ground

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