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Rubbing a balloon on your head can produce static electricity. This can also be accomplished by shuffling your feet across a carpet, when the humidity is very low. Another method that is used in science classes is the rubbing of a glass rod against a silk cloth. This allows the transfer of electrons to the rod. Another method is the use of a Van de Graaff generator, or a Whimshurst machine.
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What is an example of a static charge?
When you rub your head against a balloon and 1. Your hair sticks up and 2. The balloon can stick to the ceiling :)
Why does rubbing your hair with a balloon cause static electricity?
This has to do with the charge of the objects. Positively charged items stick to negatively charged items (think "opposites attract"). Though objects like hair and balloons are generally neutral (without a charge) and do not attract anything, this can be changed through the transfer of electrons. Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles that can be transferred between items through contact. When you rub a balloon on your hair, the contact between your hair and the balloon allows electrons to be transferred, known as the triboelectric effect. Some materials are more likely to gain electrons and become more negative, while others are more likely to lose electrons and become more positive. In the case of hair and a balloon, the electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon, so the balloon becomes negative. Now that electrons have been transferred, your hair and the balloon are of opposite charged and attract one another; therefore, your hair sticks to the balloon. Before the balloon contacts the hair, they both have a stable balance of electrons and protons. Once the balloon is rubbed on the hair, it takes electrons from the hair. Thus leaving the hair positively charged and the balloon negatively charged. Once the balloon is pulled away the hair sticks to it. This happens because opposite charges attract and since the hair was positively charged, and the balloon is negatively charged, they attract.
What are the primary sources of electricity generation in the U.S.?
Light, water, chemical reaction and magnetism are all basic sources of electricity. Water - hydro electric Uranium - nuclear Sun - solar Air - wind Coal & petrol - fossil fuels There are only six ways of generating electricity. Some are referenced in the above example, others are not. 1.. Generator / Alternator: utilizies mechanical energy {a.k.a. water, fluid, air, etc} to rotate a mechanical turbine to generate electricity. 2.. Chemical: {a.k.a.} Battery Power. Utilizez different chemical reactions to produce electricity. 3.. Pressure: {a.k.a.} piezo electricity uses pressure on an element, i.e. quartz to produce electricity. 4.. Photo-voltaic: {a.k.a.} Solar panels 5.. Heat: {a.k.a.} thermocouple; uses two dissimilar metals to generate electricity. 6.. Friction: {a.k.a.} Static Electricity; [created when rubbing a balloon on your head, or walking across a carpet and touching something conductive.
Why do you not take shelter under an umbrella with a metallic head during lightning?
A metallic object, like an umbrella with a metallic head, can act as a conductor for electricity and increase your risk of being struck by lightning during a storm. It is safer to seek shelter in a sturdy building or a car with a hard metal roof to protect yourself from lightning.
What is geotermal?
Geothermal heat is head taken from the Earths crust usually in volcanic areas ar heat that comes up in springs from deep under the ground.
What is the type of electricity you create by rubbing a balloon on your head?
Static electricity.
What is the kind of electricity you create by rubbing a balloon on your head?
you are creating static electricity when you rubs ballon to your head. I love to shock my sister after rubbing my feet on the carpet, which is also static electricity. (if you can shock some one by just simply touching them, it's static electricity.)
Dragging your feet across the carpet or rubbing your head with a balloon creates the most static electricity?
Rubbing your head with a balloon creates more static electricity than dragging your feet across the carpet. This is because the friction between the balloon and your hair generates a larger amount of static charge.
Give a practical example of static electricity?
An example is rubbing your head with a balloon. If you rubbed hard enough, your hair should stand up. Also, when you are VERY close to lightning, your hair stands up!!
If you rub a balloon on your head why does little pieces of paper stick to the balloon?
Rubbing a balloon on your head creates static electricity. The balloon becomes negatively charged, which attracts the positively charged paper bits. This attraction causes the paper bits to stick to the balloon.
Which surface will a balloon that is rubbed against your head most likely stick too?
A balloon rubbed against your head will most likely stick to a surface like a wall or ceiling, as the rubbing generates static electricity which can cause the balloon to attract to surfaces with opposite charges.
What is an example of a static charge?
When you rub your head against a balloon and 1. Your hair sticks up and 2. The balloon can stick to the ceiling :)
What is a name when you rub your balloon on your head?
Statis electricity
Why does the balloon stick to the wall when you rub it on your head?
because it is electricity
Would a balloon stick to metal if rubbed against your head?
No, a balloon filled with static electricity will not stick to metal if rubbed against your head. The static charge on the balloon and your head would not be strong enough to hold the balloon to the metal.
How do you create static electricity with wool and styrofoam?
Rubbing a piece of wool fabric on a piece of styrofoam can create static electricity by transferring electrons between the two materials. As the wool gains electrons through friction, it becomes negatively charged, while the styrofoam loses electrons and becomes positively charged. This charge imbalance creates static electricity.
Why does your head load up with electrons when you rub a balloon against your head?
Static electricity and negative charges
