van der Graaf Generator

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The Van De Graaff Generator is basically an electrostatic machine that can generate high voltages. A typical Van De Graaff Generator consists of an insulating belt that transports electrical charge to a terminal. The charges that are sent on the belt are generated through a high voltage DC supply. All matter is made up of atoms which further constituted of electrons, neutrons and protons. When the number of electrons and protons remain the same, the matter is considered to be neutral in charge. When such a transfer occurs, the material that lost electrons will become positively charged and the one that gained electrons becomes negatively charged.