Leyden jar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf capacitor
gptkbp:capacity typically microfarads
gptkbp:category scientific instrument
electric motor
gptkbp:component early electrical experiments
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Alessandro_Volta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leyden jar
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Pieter_van_Musschenbroek
1745
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
metal foil
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Leiden
gptkbp:operates separating electric charge
gptkbp:replacedBy modern capacitors
gptkbp:usedFor storing static electricity
gptkbp:usedIn physics education
electrostatic experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ewald_Georg_von_Kleist
gptkb:Pieter_van_Musschenbroek
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6