answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Why can't we use static electricity to power our houses?

Static electricity typically does not produce enough power to sustainably supply energy to a house. The amount of static electricity generated is minimal compared to the high energy demands of a household. Additionally, it is difficult to capture and convert static electricity efficiently into usable electrical power.


Why can static electricity not to be used to run a television?

static electricity is static electricity


What is the type of electricity that electrons build up on an object?

static electricity


Is lightning a current or static electricity?

static electricity


Does static electricity have a smell?

No, static electricity does not have a smell.


What does static electricity constitute?

Static electricity constitutes of charges that are static i.e. they do not move.


What is useful about static electricity?

You can move things with static electricity!


What is static electricity in the easy form?

Easy static electricity


What is the part of speech is static electricity?

Static electricity is a noun phrase consisting of an adjective ("static") and a noun ("electricity").


What are 2 causes static electricity?

Static electricity translates into electrons not in motion. Typically, you rub rubber on fur to get static electricity. I get static electricity from petting my cat (I am a rubber of my cat, but I am not made of rubber.)


Why frictional electricity is known as static electricity?

Becuase static electricity is generated by rubbing or by friction.


How can static electricity clean out cigarette smoke?

Static electricity can attract and capture microscopic particles like cigarette smoke in the air. When a surface becomes charged with static electricity, the particles are drawn to it and adhere to it, effectively removing them from the surrounding air. This process helps to clean the air by reducing the presence of smoke particles.