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Why don't the thousands of volts in a Van de Graaff generator kill you, while the mains at a few hundred do? Is this a matter of the duration of the shock
Why don't the thousands of volts in a Van de Graaff generator kill you, while the mains at a few hundred do? Is this a matter of the duration of the shock
How long does it take a Van de Graaff generator to charge to a certain voltage (consider the breakdown of air as an example), and what factors does it dependent on? -
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