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Hi, What is the charge on a droplet of paint? Im trying to understand what's going on in electrostatic spray painting - specifically at the spray nozzle (this could also be crop spraying too) My understanding so far is that a paint supply is fed into a grounded nozzle. An electrode...

Induction Charging an Electrolyte? If you wanted to induce a -ve charge throughout a measuring cylinder of , say, saltwater how would you do it? By earthing the inside of the cylinder and bringing a +ve charged object close? Would the -ve charge reside solely on the wet inside surfaces of...

I have just built a saltwater Leyden jar from a drink bottle and foil and am genuinely joyed that it produces a spark after charging from the TV screen. Good Fun. So I understand that the charge lies on the interfaces between jar/foil and jar/saltwater. Then I googled "saltwater capacitor"...