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Why do you get an electic shock if you touch a doorknob after walking across a carpet?
You get an electric shock if you touch a doorknob after walking on carpet because of built up of extra electrons transferred from the carpet to your feet and then body. The electrons stay built up on you until you touch something that they can discharge on, in this case a doorknob.
Why does static electricity happen?
Static electricity is an electric charge, it is created by friction, and causes sparks, and attracts dust or hair example: ....walk across a carpet, electrons move from the rug to you. Now you have extra electrons. Touch a door knob and ZAP! The electrons move from you to the knob. You get a shock. because sometimes, as you rub two materials together the tiny, negatively charged electrons move from one material to another.
When you walk across a carpeted floor and then touch a metal doorknob the shock you feel occurs because of A static discharge B electric field C static charge D chemical reaction?
The answer is A, static discharge.
What are some examples of thermal energy in you home?
some examples of thermal energy you could find in your home are light bulbs, microwaves, and even you can make thermal energy when you walk across a carpet in socks, creating friction.
Why it is easier to walk on a carpeted floor than on polished smooth surface?
1. It is easier to push a heavy object on a polished wooden because then the box will be easier to push across the floor.
How can electrity be produced?
walk across a carpet and drag your feet in your socks and touch metal and you will produce static electricity and get a shock.
How can static electricity be produced?
walk across a carpet and drag your feet in your socks and touch metal and you will produce static electricity and get a shock.
When you walk across a nylon carpet you become negatively charhed.when you touch a metal handle you get an electric shock. Why?
You just grounded out your charge.
How can static electricity produced?
walk across a carpet and drag your feet in your socks and touch metal and you will produce static electricity and get a shock.
If you walk briskly across a carpet you often experience a spark on touching a door knob.what causes this?
friction.
Why do you get an electic shock if you touch a doorknob after walking across a carpet?
You get an electric shock if you touch a doorknob after walking on carpet because of built up of extra electrons transferred from the carpet to your feet and then body. The electrons stay built up on you until you touch something that they can discharge on, in this case a doorknob.
Why frictional electricity is called triboelectricity?
It is because the Greek root word "tribo or tribos" means to rub or rubbing. Friction transfer of electrons occurring during contact of two opposite materials on the triboelectric series of materials causes electrical properties to change overall polatity. Example... Rub a rubber balloon on your hair and touch it to the wall and it sticks until the electrons dissipate. Also walk across nylon carpet with tennis shoes and touch a doorknob and ZAP you get a shock. Once the shock was received the electron imbalance is gone and no more shock until you walk across the carpet or "rub" your feet on the carpet.
What happens when you walk across a carpet and receive a shock when you touch a metal object?
Walking across a carpet can cause charge separation, which creates static electricity. You become electrically charged. When you get zapped touching a door knob, the static charge you had built up is discharging.
What can your body acquire when you walk across the carpet?
Energy
Why do you get shock when you walk on carpet and touch others?
because of static and because your gay
What is charge on our body?
I assume that 'charge' refers to the build up of static electricity. Walk across a nylon carpet and touch someone, and a spark of static electricity will give both of you a shock.
What is happening when you walk across a carpet and receive a shock when you touch a metal object?
Walking across a nylon carpet can cause charge separation between you and the carpet. You take on an electrostatic charge as a result. Touching a door knob allows that charge you accumulated to neutralize via a discharge event. The static discharge is the electric shock.
