A voltaic arc at atmospheric pressure undergoes a considerable reduction of the length of the electric discharge, but in the absence of air it greatly lengthens. * In this video, the voltaic arc inside the glass bell curves for the effect of the heat generated at the top of the dome. **The noise produced by the voltaic arc inside the bell can not be heard due to lack of air.
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