Experimental Design

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ExperimentalDesign

Question:Whatrateofelectricaldischargebetweentwohighpotentialterminalsofaresonant
transformerproducesthelargestdischargefromthecapacitiveelectrode?

HypothesisandSupportingKnowledge:Mybackgroundresearchledmetobelievethatifthe
rateofelectricaldischargeisincreasedbetweentwohighpotentialterminalsofaresonant
transformer,thenthedischargefromthecapacitiveelectrodewilldecrease.Ibelievethisbecause

IndependentVariable:Therateofelectricaldischargebetweentwohighpotentialterminalsis
myindependentvariable.

DependantVariable:Thearclengthbeingexpelledfromthecapacitiveelectrodeismy
dependantvariable.

Constants:Theconstantsofmyexperimentare:
batterytype
batterybrand
camera
papertype
paperbrand
batterystrength
voltage
allothercomponentsoftheresonanttransformer

Control:Thetrialwithnoseparation(0.00mm)betweenthetwohighpotentialterminalsismy
controlbecausetheprimarycoiliscontinuouslyclosedandthecapacitorcannotcharge.

VariableValues:

WidthofTerminalSeparation

DeterminedRateofDischarge

0.05mm

14dps

0.10mm

5.66dps

0.15mm

3dps

0.20mm

1dps

0.00mm

0dps

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