Question 08/02

ELECTROSTATIC MACHINE

Electrostatic machine depicted in the figure consists of an insulated metallic spherical container into which drops charged with a certain potential are dripping from a faucet above. Determine the dependence of the maximal potential of the spherical container on the height from which the drops are falling.

This question appears (without solution) in Physics Problems by P.L. Kapitza.

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