Magnetic Kits
Product Code : SCL-PL-11825
Magnetic Kits (SKU SCL-PL-11825) is, despite its name, an electrostatics set: pupils charge polyethylene strips by rubbing with wool, test charges on metallized polystyrene spheres and detect them with a 200 mm electroscope. It suits Class 8 science and Class 12 physics lessons on electric charge. The kit is manufactured by Science Lab Supplies at its Saha works, Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Ambala, India, and schools, colleges, tender contractors and distributors can buy it straight from there.
Specifications
The kit pairs insulating parts with light conducting bodies. A base with insulating holders carries the four metallized polystyrene spheres, polyethylene strips and plates take a charge when rubbed with the woollen cloth, and a 200 mm electroscope on plastic supports shows whether a body is charged.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | SCL-PL-11825 |
| Topic | Electrostatics (static electricity) |
| Electroscope | With leaves, 200 mm diameter; plastic supports |
| Spheres | 4 metallized polystyrene spheres; base with insulating holders |
| Charging materials | Polyethylene strip; 2 polyethylene plates; woollen rubbing cloth |
| Other items | Plate with insulating handle; aluminium can; roll of nylon thread |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Magnetic Kits
The set demonstrates charging by friction, attraction and repulsion between charges, and charging by contact and induction, using the electroscope as the detector. It matches the static electricity lessons of CBSE/NCERT Class 8 science and the electric charges chapter of Class 12 physics.
- Class 8 science: charging by rubbing and testing charge with an electroscope.
- Like charges repel and unlike attract, shown with spheres hung on nylon thread.
- Class 12 physics (Electric Charges and Fields): charging by conduction and by induction.
- Showing charge on a conductor with the aluminium can and insulated plate.
Static experiments are more reliable in dry air; wipe the strips and plates clean and dry before rubbing.
Standard Scope of Supply
One kit contains the base with insulating holders, four metallized polystyrene spheres, a plate with insulating handle, the polyethylene strip, two polyethylene plates, a roll of nylon thread, an aluminium can, a woollen rubbing cloth and the 200 mm electroscope with plastic supports.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
One kit for the demonstration desk or several for group work can be quoted, and each quotation gives packing, delivery time and price for the quantity you name. Larger electrostatic machines, such as a Van de Graaff generator, can be listed with it.
As a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Bangladesh, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, Qatar and Sri Lanka. Questions and orders can be sent through the contact page or collected in the enquiry cart, and the lab tender page covers public tenders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Magnetic Kits set about magnetism?
No. Its parts are for static electricity: rubbing polyethylene with wool, charging metallized spheres and detecting charge with the electroscope. Magnets and iron filings are not part of this kit.
How large is the electroscope?
The electroscope has a diameter of 200 mm and stands on plastic supports, which makes the movement of its leaves easy to see across a classroom.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Science Lab Supplies is a manufacturer, not a trader. The kit is made at its works in Saha, Ambala, India, and the quotation you receive is issued by the maker.
Related Electrostatics Apparatus
For larger charges and longer sparks than rubbing can produce, these four Physics Lab items extend the kit into full electrostatics demonstrations. They add charge-distribution work, two electrostatic generators and a discharge sphere, and all of them can be quoted together with this set.
- Apparatus for Distributing Electric Charges — metal spheres on insulating handles and a 200 mm gold leaf electroscope.
- Van De Graaff Generator — belt-driven generator that stores charge on a dome.
- Wimshurst Machine — needs no electrical power; Leyden jars and sparks up to 50 mm.
- Discharge Sphere — 10 cm steel sphere for discharging a Van de Graaff.
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Last updated: 25 September 2026
