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The discharge of electricity between your finger and the doorknob is in principle the same as the discharge from a cloud to a tree during a storm. It occurs because of the general diffusive principle in nature (entropy) -- that is, things try to balance out to equal distribution. If you have a lot of negative charge in one place and a lack of negative charge in another (a positive charge), it will eventually "discharge" or equalize the charges. This is a "lightning bolt" or a "static bolt" depending on how much charge we're talking about.
In a cloud, lots of dust in the cloud is churning around and negative charges accumulate. The earth is the ultimate "equalizer" in nature, so enough negative charge will jump to the ground.
In the same way, when you rub your feet on the carpet, you push negative charges on or off of you; by building up this charge in your body, you cause a static jump the next time you touch something "grounded" (i.e., in contact with the earth).
Static Eletricity is created by rubbing a material on to plastic or another type of cloth.
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How is static electricity the same as current electricity?
It isn't the same. Static electricity is created by friction between two objects, and current electricity is a flow of continuos movement of electrons. Hope this helps!
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
Which is a characteristic of static electricity?
Which is a characteristic of static electricity
How do you use static electricity?
everything electronic is static electricity
What materials can be charged with static electricity?
Nothing can be charged by static electricity.
Why can static electricity not to be used to run a television?
static electricity is static electricity
How is current electricity the same as static electricity?
It isn't the same. Static electricity is created by friction between two objects, and current electricity is a flow of continuos movement of electrons. Hope this helps!
How is static electricity the same as current electricity?
It isn't the same. Static electricity is created by friction between two objects, and current electricity is a flow of continuos movement of electrons. Hope this helps!
How can you use static charges and static elec to generate EMF or elec current?
Static charge and static electricity are 2 different terms for the same thing. Static electricity is voltage without current, usually created by friction. Voltage and EMF are 2 different terms for the same thing. When static electricity generates current, it is called a discharge and the static electricity ceases to exist. It has been discharged.
Is static electricity not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
What is the relationship between atoms and static electricity?
static electricity can be called high voltage static electricity can be called high voltage static electricity can bend water
Is lightning a current or static electricity?
static electricity
Which is a characteristic of static electricity?
Which is a characteristic of static electricity
What forms the brilliant flash of lightning bolt?
Static electricity is first created in the clouds then with enough charge the electricity grounds itself to the earth and what you see is the flow of static electricity shifting from the clouds to the ground
What does static electricity constitute?
Static electricity constitutes of charges that are static i.e. they do not move.
What is static electricity in the easy form?
Easy static electricity
What is useful about static electricity?
You can move things with static electricity!
