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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