The van de Graaff generator - our generator makes 400,000 volts. you can easily use it to create Sparks in the air there since it takes around 33,000 volts to make a spark that's 1 cm long. in general double the length takes double the voltage The data distance , number of spackes per 30 seconds 10cm , 2 9cm , 20 8cm , 30 7cm , 46 The question: determine a way to estimate the number of Sparks per second for several different distances between the two orbs and make a graph depicting this relationship

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The van de Graaff generator

- our generator makes 400,000 volts. you can easily use it to create Sparks in the air there since it takes around 33,000 volts to make a spark that's 1 cm long. in general double the length takes double the voltage

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distance , number of spackes per 30 seconds

10cm , 2

9cm , 20

8cm , 30

7cm , 46

The question: determine a way to estimate the number of Sparks per second for several different distances between the two orbs and make a graph depicting this relationship  

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