What is the Van de Graaff generator? - Vidyadip

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What is the Van de Graaff generator?

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The Van de Graaff generator is a high-voltage electrostatic generator that is used to produce very high potential differences of several million volts. It was constructed by US physicist Robert Van de Graaff in 1931. The high potential difference produced by the Van de Graaff generator is used to produce high-energy ion beams in a linear accelerator inside.

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