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Jdo300
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Hello all. I have a couple of questions concerning static electricity, magnets, and dissimilar materials. My first question is can a permanent magnet moved past a dissimilar material be used to give it a static charge as if the magnet were a dissimilar material of opposite charge? My second question is if I were to have two disks (made of opposite dissimilar materials to develop a charge), one above the other with a tiny gap in between them, and I spun the disks past each other in opposite directions, would a static charge build up on the disks? If this effect would work, would the presence of a permanent magnet do anything to enhance or modify the effect? I have looked up many different articles about electrostatic generators, and even a electrostatic multiplier, but I have still not been able to come to a clear conclusion about static being produced without the two disks making contact with each other in any way. Any help/comments greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason O
Thanks,
Jason O