What material was Faraday's original ice pail made of?
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pewter
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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 general term for a conductor in an electrolyte did Faraday popularize?
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electrode
Which Royal Society medal did Faraday receive in both 1832 and 1838?
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Copley Medal
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What detector was attached to the pail in Faraday's ice pail experiment?
Answer
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
Which author wrote Conversations on Chemistry, a book that inspired Faraday?
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Jane Marcet
Whose suggestions largely supplied Faraday's electrolysis terms such as anode and ion?
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William Whewell