Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ679744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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Two Magnets and a Ball Bearing: A Simple Demonstration of the Methods of Images.
Poon, W. C. K.
American Journal of Physics, v71 n9 p943-47 Sep 2003
Investigates the behavior of a bar magnet with a steel ball bearing on one pole as it approaches another bar magnet. Maps the problem onto electrostatics and explains observations based on the behavior of point charges near an isolated, uncharged sphere. Offers a simple demonstration of the method of images in electrostatics. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Higher Education, Magnets, Physics, Science Activities, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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