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OpenStudy (ahmadsaada):

what is the relationship between the doom of a van de graaff generator and its pipe ?

OpenStudy (osprey):

the dome is where the charge collects. with that charge comes a high potential/voltage. that high potential is applied to charged particles eg electrons or protons. that causes them to accelerate to velocities/speeds which can be very very high.

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