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What term describes materials that Faraday classified as repelled by a magnetic field?
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diamagnetic
Which Royal Society medal did Michael Faraday receive in 1846 for his magneto-optical discoveries?
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Rumford Medal
What term did Faraday introduce for the curves representing magnetic influence?
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lines of force
What detector was attached to the pail in Faraday's ice pail experiment?
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gold-leaf electroscope
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What term did Faraday introduce for the curves representing magnetic influence?
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lines of force
What material was Faraday's original ice pail made of?
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pewter
What detector was attached to the pail in Faraday's ice pail experiment?
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gold-leaf electroscope
Which 1843 experiment demonstrated electrostatic induction in a conducting container?
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Faraday's ice pail experiment
Which Royal Society medal did Faraday receive in both 1832 and 1838?
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Copley Medal
On what date did Michael Faraday marry Sarah Barnard?
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12 June 1821
Which equations include Faraday's law as one of their four classical laws?
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Maxwell's equations