Which risk increases when a charged Van de Graaff generator dome exceeds its design voltage?

💡 Explanation

Increased electrical stress exceeding the dielectric breakdown of surrounding air causes increased corona discharge, namely ionization. Because the electric field surpasses ionization threshold, air molecules become conductive, therefore initiating a discharge rather than insulating, diminishing the generators effective functioning.

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