Wednesday May 23 2012
The Simplest Leyden Jar

What is a Layden Jar??????

Hi,

Im asking "What is Leyden Jar?"Can you help me?It's a science project and I need help or else it well take me forever and I won't get any credit...So can you help me?

Can you?,
Ashley Skaggs

Certainly. A Leyden jar is a

Certainly. A Leyden jar is a device for collecting and storing static electricity. The Leyden jar was the first capacitor, a very important component used in all sorts of electronic devices. For a capacitor, you need two things that conduct electricity, separated by something that does not.

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