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It takes energy to create static electricity, so in that sense, there is power applied to make it. Static electricity is generated by friction. Even the movement of air over the land creates friction enough to move static charges. Force has to be applied to generate the charge differential. You walk across a rug and get zapped on a doorknob. A tiny amount of the energy you expended walking was used to separate the charges that got you lit up. It seems we are always seeking a way to get something for nothing in the world of power generation. It ain't happening here. It takes power to create power, even in the world of static electricity.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere was a case in Australia where an electrical engineer who lived near high tension lines, designed and built a device to capture the static electricity around the high tension wires to power his house. It was so successful, the electricity company took him to court fro stealing power, however he managed to convince the judge/jury that it was not theft and he won the case. Apart from the barest details above, I can't describe his method of capture.
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∙ 13y agoYou can get large amounts of Voltage from a static charge. That is what causes the spark that jumps from material to material after creating a static "charge". The actual amperage is usually quite small , but not always (think lightening). There is really no difference between static electricity and current electricity as they are both caused by an imbalance in Electrons. The materials that form the Imbalance work to correct the imbalance, and thus the spark is born. The spark can be collected through conductive materials and used to create a "charge" or electron imbalance in a capacitor or battery.
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∙ 7y agoYou can get a current when the static electricity discharges - for example, when excess electrons somewhere move to where there is a lack of electrons, somewhere else. Such a discharge will usually only last a fairly short time.
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Describe a situation involving static electricity?
Everything we see is made up of tiny little parts called atoms. The atoms are made of even smaller parts. These are called protons, electrons and neutrons. They are very different from each other in many ways. One way they are different is their "charge." Protons have a positive (+) charge. Electrons have a negative (-) charge. Neutrons have no charge.
Static method can be overridden?
Depends. A non-static method that is declared final cannot be overridden. A non-static method in a final class cannot be overridden. A non-static method that is declared private cannot be overridden. A non-static method that is declared with package visibility cannot be overridden by classes in a different package. Other than that, yes.
Static method can use only static variable why?
A static method is a method that is a class method and is not attached to the object of that class. So if we use a non static variable of the class, it would most probably not have been initialized because no object could have been created for the class. Hence it would throw a null pointer exception. To avoid such an ambiguity, there is a restriction that static methods can use only static variables. This is to ensure that class methods can access only class variables both of which would get initialized simultaneously.
What if you write static public void instead of public static void?
It would actually make no difference. The presence of the keywords during the declaration of the main method is important and not the order. so a static public void main(String[] args) would just compile and run perfectly fine just like public static void main(String[] args)
What is a static page?
It is a page that does not change. Its content is therefore static. The opposite would be a dynamic page, where content is regularly changing.
Would it be possible to create chidori with static electricity?
yes, if you had enough static electricity
How do you capture static electricity?
Technically, static electricity IS captured electricity. Thus the term "static". If you wanted to capture it, all you would have to do is keep building it up.
Do we need static electricity?
Yes, because we would have no electricity if we didn't.
What is static electricity a form of?
Another form of static elecricity would be... lightning.
What materials would be bad for creating static electricity?
Since metals are conducting surfaces, they are terrible for conducting static electricity.
What is a good title for a science project about static electricity?
I would suggest "shocking science" as a title for a project about static electricity.
Static in static electricity describes what property of the charge?
The "static" in static electricity describes that the charge is unmoving, or staying in one place. A movement of electrons is not occuring, however there is an electrical charge. The opposite would be current electricity that flows, and that you would find in electric cords, etc...
What happens when you rub a comb of a piece of wool?
The copper penny might get cleaner. If it were a rubber penny, then you would get static electricity.
Why are you getting current from your car on touching after coming out?
That would be static electricity.
Is static electricity is a kind of a lightning?
A little but if this was homework the basic answer would NO
Why is paper attracted to negatively charged balloon?
opposite electric charge
What is the difference of static electricity and current electricity?
Current electricity requires an energy source, it would not flow unless there is a complete circuit to flow through continuously and it only flow through conductors where as static electricity does not require all of these. Static electricity can have extra protons or electrons and there foe can be either positively or negatively charged. Current electricity is simply the flow of electrons(negative).
