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Why does electricity move from you to a metal object after walking on carpet?
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Is electricity a metal?
Electricity is not a metal; it is the flow of electrons. In static electricity, the particles in an object try to neutralize each other, which causes a shock when touched. Metals like copper are great conductors of electricity, and can be drawn in electrical wires.
Why is a bolt of lightning like the spark you see when you touch a metal object?
Both are static electricity.
Is metal a poor conductor of heat and electricity?
No, a metal is an excellent conductor of electricity.
What makes an electromagnet more powerful?
more coils around the metal object, thicker wire being coiled, and more electricity going to the wire.
How much electricity can metal conduct?
It depends on the type of metal. The ability of a metal to conduct electricity is one trait that identifies a metal. For example, copper can conduct electricity very well (better than most metals).
Shock that a person gets when touching a metal doorknob after walking across a carpet is caused by?
static electricity (kinitic)
Why does static electricity move from you to a metal object after you have walked over new carpet?
because your stupid
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.
Why can you get a shock by touched a doorknob after walking on a wool carpet?
You build up static electricity by walking across the carpet. When you touch metal, it releases the stored energy. positive and negative charges. when you drag your feet against carpet you are negatively charged and so the metal is positively charged so there fore causing an electric shock
Why do you get an electric shock after you touch a doorknob walking across a carpet?
The friction of your feet on a carpet generates static electricity. When you then touch the metal doorware its earths through you causing the charge to pass to the door.
What causes a shcok after walking acroiss carpet and touching a metal doorknob?
you build up a charge from dragging your feet and then when you touch the doorknob you discharge the electricity.
Why you are likely to receive a shock after walking across a carpet when the air is dry than when the air is humid?
That shock is caused by static electricity, or the build-up of charge on an object. As you do something that will help build that charge (like scuff along a carpet), static electricity on your person increases. Water is a better conductor of electricity than dry air. In humid air, the static electricity will be slowly discharged as it contacts the water vapor. When there is no water vapor, the static electricity is not conducted away from your body as it builds up, and it accumulates. At some point, you come close to a good conductor of electricity - a metal object, for instance - and the built-up charge discharges.
Why do you get an electric shock if you touch a doorknob after walking across a carpet?
You build up static electricity by walking across the carpet. When you touch metal doorknob, it releases the stored energy.positive and negative charges. when you drag your feet against carpet you are negatively charged and so the door knob is positively charged so there fore causing an electric 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.
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.
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.
How do you creat electricity?
Rub your feet (wear socks) on carpet. Touch a metal object like a metal doorknob. Observe the results. Document the results. NOTE: THIS IS FOR STATIC ELECTRICITY, AKA ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE!!! As for electricity that you get to power your home, ask someone that works at a power station.
