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Electricity itself has no smell but electricity does create a smell. Want to smell electricity, then try this. Take a drill and remove the drill bit. Run the drill for a few seconds and then smell the vent ports at the drill motor. You will smell a sulfur like smell. Now, what you are smelling is not really electricity, but gases produced by sparks. You can see the sparks if you look carefully at the vent holes especially in a dark room. As the spark jumps through the air, something happens. The air is changed from a gas into another state of matter, called plasma. This is not like the plasma in your blood, which has the same name, but is totally different. This is a state of matter where electrons are ripped of the atoms, causing them to conduct electricity and give off light. This reaction creates ozone, but ozone is not what is really creating the majority of the smell. Much more of the smell is due to another gas produced in the plasma, a gas called nitric oxide. Once you have identified the smell, don't be surprised if you notice a similar smell after a thunderstorm. After all, a lightning bolt is a very big spark, which can produce a lot of plasma. To experience how the post thunderstorm smell feels like, just take a stove lighter(an automatic one, one which uses a battery to produce high frequency sparks) and press the button, now take the lighter near your nose and smell the gas that surrounds the lighting end....its kind of pungent.
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Does static electricity have a smell?
No, static electricity does not have a smell.
Can you smell static electricity in the air?
No, you cannot smell static electricity in the air.
What is the smell associated with static electricity?
The smell associated with static electricity is often described as a sharp or metallic scent.
Why does static electricity sometimes produce a distinct smell?
Static electricity can sometimes produce a distinct smell because it can cause tiny particles in the air, like dust or skin cells, to be ionized or charged. When these charged particles come into contact with our noses, they can create a smell that is often described as sharp or metallic.
What does methane?
Heat, smell, and lots of electricity.
What causes the distinct smell associated with static electricity?
The distinct smell associated with static electricity is caused by the release of ozone gas when electrical charges build up and discharge in the air.
Is the ability to smell static electricity normal?
Other websites say it is possible through o-zone but i can smell it's current
What smell do girls like?
Smell like eggs
What do the everglades smell like?
What does the Everglades smell like
What does tongsten smell like?
what does tungsten smell like
What do stars smell like?
They smell like a starfish
What do Campanulas smell like?
They smell kind of like sweet tarts. They smell kind of like sweet tarts.
