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If you took a hollowed out metal donut, filled it with mercury, and wrapped the donut with an AC conducter, what would happen?

Asked by Brian_Ghilliotti (328points) April 23rd, 2017 from iPhone

If you took a hollowed out metal donut, filled it with mercury, and wrapped the mercury filled donut with a live AC conducter, what would happen? What if the conductor was carrying a DC charge instead?

What if this donut was non metallic, perhaps ceramic?

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