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What are potential health risks associated with static electricity?
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∙ 6y ago
As long as the electricity is static, it is of little concern. Of course, static today, current tomorrow.
If you are in contact with a large static charge and also with the Earth, the energy can flow through you, and there might be enough to stop your heart.
I heard of a man who picked up two cables to connect them and was cooked. The person in charge said it was static electricity, since the power was then not on. Of course, it is my point that static electricity is merely charge, and the charge (most usually) has to move to hurt you. Moving charges are called electric current.
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Is static electricity a form of potential electrical energy?
Yes. Much in the same way that a stretched rubberband has potential energy.
Is the static discharge a flow of electrons?
Static discharge is the spark associated with static electricity that is caused by electrostatic discharge.
The potential electric energy of a charged object?
Static electricity
Why doesn't static electricity last long?
The system tends to attain the state of minimum potential energy, so the effect of static electricity wears out very fast.
Why can static electricity not to be used to run a television?
static electricity is static electricity
What is the result as static electricity charges move off an object?
As static electricity charges move off an object through a discharge, the object then becomes the same potential as the surrounding objects in the area.
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 not really static?
Static electricity is static. It's just shortened.
Is the weak nuclear force associated with static cling?
No, the weak nuclear force is not associated with static cling. It is the electromagnetic force that is responsible for static cling. Static cling is the result of the movement of electrical charges, and the difference in electrostatic potential that happens when charges move is what attracts things.
Why do you get a shock from static electricity?
It is due to the fact that your body completes the circuit from a high potential to a lower one.
Is Electrical energy a type of kinetic or potential energy?
Neither, it is chemical! Static and current electricity are examples of it.
Is static electricity is a form of energy?
Yes. Much in the same way that a stretched rubberband has potential energy.
