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Question: Why is it that demonstrations of Van de Graff generators use Leyden Jars in series to get bigger sparks? If a spark gap's size determined by voltage, and Leyden jars are simply to be treated as capacitors which wouldn't increase voltage, why does adding a Leyden jar seem to increase spark gap and therefore voltage?
Examples (the only reason I say "increase spark gap" is because there is no way generators of these sizes could make those sparks otherwise)
Is there some fundamental concept I'm missing here? or are the Leyden jars just there to...look cool?...maybe?
Question: Why is it that demonstrations of Van de Graff generators use Leyden Jars in series to get bigger sparks? If a spark gap's size determined by voltage, and Leyden jars are simply to be treated as capacitors which wouldn't increase voltage, why does adding a Leyden jar seem to increase spark gap and therefore voltage?
Examples (the only reason I say "increase spark gap" is because there is no way generators of these sizes could make those sparks otherwise)
Is there some fundamental concept I'm missing here? or are the Leyden jars just there to...look cool?...maybe?