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Very little in practical terms. Any object which has acquired a static electrical charge (positive or negative) will experience an attractive force to any object with the opposite electrical charge and a repulsive force from any object with the same electric charge. This is much the same as the poles of a magnet. Opposite poles/charges will attract while similar poles/charges repel. Any charged object has an electric field around it in the same way as a magnet has a magnetic field around it. In air, any charged object will gradually lose its charge to the gases in the air by ionisation of the atoms or molecules in the air (like in a domestic room air ioniser).

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What is the charge that stays on an object called?

The charge that stays on an object is called static charge or static electricity. It occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of an object due to friction or contact with other charged objects.


What creates static charge without contact?

Static charge can be created without contact through the process of induction. When a charged object is brought near a neutral object, the charges within the neutral object are rearranged, creating a separation of charges and resulting in a static charge on the object without direct contact.


What are the three ways by which static charge is produced?

Static charge is produced through friction, conduction, and induction. Friction occurs when two materials rub against each other, transferring electrons and creating a charge. Conduction happens when a charged object comes into direct contact with a neutral object, transferring charge between them. Induction involves a charged object creating a charge in a neutral object without direct contact, by causing the electrons to rearrange within the neutral object.


How does Static electricity differ from electric discharge?

Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on a surface, while electric discharge is the sudden release of that built-up charge, resulting in a spark or shock. Static electricity occurs when two objects rub together, causing friction and transferring electrons, while electric discharge happens when the accumulated charge finds a path to ground, balancing the charge difference.


The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?

electric charge

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Accumulation of electric charges on a object?

The build up of a charge on an object can be referred to as a static build up charge.


What is the build-up of electric charge on an object?

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What is an excess of an electric charge on an object?

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What is the buildup of charge on an object called?

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What is the charge that stays on an object called?

The charge that stays on an object is called static charge or static electricity. It occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of an object due to friction or contact with other charged objects.


What creates static charge without contact?

Static charge can be created without contact through the process of induction. When a charged object is brought near a neutral object, the charges within the neutral object are rearranged, creating a separation of charges and resulting in a static charge on the object without direct contact.


The buildup of charges on an object is called?

The buildup of charges on an object is called static electricity. This occurs when there is an imbalance of positive and negative charges on the surface of an object, leading to the attraction or repulsion of other objects.


What are the three ways by which static charge is produced?

Static charge is produced through friction, conduction, and induction. Friction occurs when two materials rub against each other, transferring electrons and creating a charge. Conduction happens when a charged object comes into direct contact with a neutral object, transferring charge between them. Induction involves a charged object creating a charge in a neutral object without direct contact, by causing the electrons to rearrange within the neutral object.


How does Static electricity differ from electric discharge?

Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on a surface, while electric discharge is the sudden release of that built-up charge, resulting in a spark or shock. Static electricity occurs when two objects rub together, causing friction and transferring electrons, while electric discharge happens when the accumulated charge finds a path to ground, balancing the charge difference.


The charge an object has when it has gained electrons?

electric charge


What happens to the atoms in an object to generate a charge imbalance when it is rubbed with a duster?

When an object is rubbed with a duster, some of the atoms in the object lose or gain electrons through the friction of the rubbing process. This imbalance of electrons creates a charge difference between the object and the duster, leading to the generation of static electricity.


What do you call the movement of an electrical charge from one object to another?

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