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Keep in mind that "electricity" is the flow of electrons through or along a conductor. Anything can be a conductor with a high enough charge. When the charge becomes sufficiently high, or if the static charge climbs rapidly, you will see its effects. You can't "see" electricity in any form. All you can see are its effects. The sparks you see associated with electricity are just ionised air. What you see are lightning (a spark traveling very quickly through the atmosphere), the arcing discharge from a generator to ground, the glow of small sparks between bed sheets in a dark room, the hair of school children standing on end from contact with a Van de Graff generator, gold leaf separating in a Leyden Jar.
Just adding to the answer already posted here. Any substance can become an electrical conductor when there is a large concentration of free electrons present there. Metals have a high concentration of free electrons and so are good conductors and as such cannot be used to produce static electricity. If you rub your feet on a dry rug, you can generate up to 10000 volts of charge but you would not feel it because the rug is not actually a conductor.
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What kind of energy can you not see or smell?
static electricity
What is the movement of static charge from one place to another?
Static Discharge:Perhaps you see a spark jump between your hand and the doorknob. The spark is an example of an electric discharge. An electric discharge is the movement of static charge from one place to another. The spark you saw was the result of a static charge moving between your hand and the doorknob.
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
How can static electricity clean out cigarette smoke?
The smoke is a cloud of chemicals which will likely have a neutral charge. The static electricity generates a magnetic force which attracts the neutral particles. See the link for details.
How does properties of repulsion using static electricity?
Rub your head with a rubber balloon. Then you will see your hair stand on end because the static electricity in it causes each hair strand to repel every other strand.
When is static electricity useful?
See the Related Link.
What would you see if something is charged?
static discharge
What kind of energy can you not see or smell?
static electricity
Is static eletricity a very small lightning bolt?
The static electricity isn't. But the little spark you see when an object charged with static electricity touches something else is.
What are the release dates for Static Shock - 2000 Now You See Him 4-8?
Static Shock - 2000 Now You See Him 4-8 was released on: USA: 13 March 2004
What is static visual acuity?
static visual acuity is the ability to see clearly and a non moving position and looking at a non moving object.
Plastic combs in dry hair create static electricity. What kind of electricity is this?
This electricity is static electricity, as you asked. See the related question and the link below.
What is the movement of static charge from one place to another?
Static Discharge:Perhaps you see a spark jump between your hand and the doorknob. The spark is an example of an electric discharge. An electric discharge is the movement of static charge from one place to another. The spark you saw was the result of a static charge moving between your hand and the doorknob.
Why is a bolt of lightning like the spark you see when you touch a metal object?
Both are static electricity.
What is the use of a Static Constructor?
Static Constructor - It is a special type of constructor, introduced with C#. It gets called before the creation of the first object of a class(probably at the time of loading an assembly). See example below. Example: public class SomeClass() { static SomeClass() { //Static members may be accessed from here //Code for Initialization } }
Why do you see lightning when you remove your wool sweater in winter?
you see "lightning" (it's static you nimrod Jus kiddin lol) when you remove an wool sweater in winter because the electrons from your shirt underneith are getting more electrons added to them from the wool sweater, the electrons cause static and you may see sparks.
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
