Tuesday 16 April 2013

2.25 explain some uses of electrostatic charges, eg in photocopiers and inkjet printers.

There are some events in which having two objects of opposite charge is very useful. An example of this is in photocopiers and inkjet printers where the ink is given a charge, and the parts of the paper where its wanted is given the opposite charge, so that the ink is automatically attracted to the right parts of the paper.

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  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UOU5_4fnzs ( printer)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvsT9XZLRlA ( spray printer)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWElwZwwmj0 ( preceptor)

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  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/electricity/staticelectrev2.shtml

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  5. 'attracted to the *correct* parts of the paper' ;)

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