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Well the dielectric breakdown of air being so low is the reason I want to surround it with a better insulator, so that isn't accurate. I realize 8 C is a ton of charge, I was just hopeful I guess. What would the maximum charge that one could put on a sphere about the size of a basketball then?

I am doing some conceptual design, and was hoping to be able to get some answers here before I devote too much time to this. I would like to be able to charge a piece of aluminum so that it holds a charge (negative) of 8 Coulombs. I was hoping to achieve this with something similar to a van...