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Static electricity is a charge that is stored in a medium until it finds a way to discharge itself to a ground source .. scuffing your feet on a rug , socks help , will build a charge in you until you touch something ,, brother, door knob , lightening is a static charge, a capacitor uses a static charge
Electric current is a constant flow of electricity from one place, a source thru a circuit and back to the source .. a battery is made to cause this flow thru chemical action .. the power in your house has various circuits that carry the electrical current flow thru the devices and appliances in your home
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How does a static discharge differ from an electric current?
It doesn't differ at all, an electric current is electricity that is moving in a current and when static electricity is discharged from an object it creates a current from one object to another
What type of magnetic field will produce an electric current in a wire?
A current carrying wire has a magnetic field around it but no electric field.There will be electric field around a body only if it has static electricity.In this wire, charges(electrons) are moving.The number of charges entering is equal to number of charges leaving the conductor.So it remains neutral.A neutral body cannot have an electric field around it. ACTUALLY, there IS also an electric field. A current is made up of moving charges, and all charges (moving or static) create an electric field. Materials that have a neutral charge are not good conductors and therefore would not have a current going through them in the first place.
What is the difference between static electricity and electric discharge?
A static discharge is an accumulation of static electricity that discharges when negative electrons connect with the positive protons.
What does current mean in science?
It is probably used in the sense that current electricity is the opposite of static electricity. Current is a measure of the movement of electric charges, while in static electricity the charges do not move much.
Build up of electric charges?
It is called static.
How does a static discharge differ from an electric current?
It doesn't differ at all, an electric current is electricity that is moving in a current and when static electricity is discharged from an object it creates a current from one object to another
How does a static discharge differs from an electric discharge?
It doesn't differ at all, an electric current is electricity that is moving in a current and when static electricity is discharged from an object it creates a current from one object to another
Do you use static electricity in your homes or current electricity?
electric current (alternating)
A static discharge differs from an electric current in that a static discharge?
a static discharge lasts for only a fraction of a second
How are electric current and static electricity diffrent?
Where electric current is present, electrons are flowing from one place to another. Where static electricity is present, electrons are just sitting there in a pile.
How is a static discharge different from an electric current?
static discharge lasts only for a fraction of a second
How are electricity and static electricity different?
none, except:static electricity is electric charge without current flow, usually induced by friction between two different insulating materials.dynamic electricity is electric charge with current flow.when static electricity is discharged it is no longer static, as there is current flow during the discharge.
What are examples of electric energy?
Lamps, Hair Dryer, Wires and Electric Current
A static discharge differs from an electric current discharge?
I believe this answer that each of these two are powered by different things.
How is electricity different from other electricity?
Static electricity is electric charge just sitting there. Electric Current is electric charge in motion. And the original terms for electricity is Lightning, Thunderbolt.
How is static different from electrical energy current?
Electric current is generated at a specific frequency for specific uses. Static electricity is usually a random discharge from one potential point to another.
Is static electricity is an excess of neutrons?
Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. The charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric current or electrical discharge. Static electricity is named in contrast with current electricity, which flows through wires or other conductors and transmits energy.
