Leiden (Leyden) Jar Capacitor

The first capacitor was called a Leiden jar, or Leyden jar. It was accidentally discovered that a large amount of charge could be stored on a Leyden jar from the unexpected shock!  I will show how I constructed my Leiden jar, charge the Leiden jar using a Van de Graaff generator, and demonstrate rapid discharging (dielectric breakdown) resulting in an intense spark.

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