Amber has the ability to pull and store electrons from other elements and fabrics ,especially silk which when rubbed causes a static shock.Transferring electrons , In part due to the sub atomic make up of the amber, which consists of acidic based compounds which is believed to have formed from long extinct trees sap which are only closely associated to trees now living in New Zealand .
Electrons are typically the subatomic particles that are either removed or added to amber through the process of static electricity buildup. When electrons are transferred to or from the amber, it becomes negatively or positively charged, respectively.
Scientists initially experimented with static electricity, generated through friction, such as rubbing amber with fur. This led to the development of Leyden jars for storing electricity. Later, they explored current electricity through the invention of batteries and early electrochemical cells.
He didn't. Thales, a Greek, found that when amber was rubbed with silk it attracted feathers and other light objects. He had discovered static electricity. The Greek word for amber is �electron', from which we get �electricity' and �electronics'. 1600 - William Gilbert invented the term electricity William Gilbert, scientist and physician to Queen Elizabeth I, invented the term electricity (from the Greek word for amber, elecktra). He was the first person to describe the earth's magnetic field and to realise that there is a relationship between magnetism and electricity. 1752 - Franklin proved that lightning is a form of electricity Benjamin Franklin, famous U.S. politician, flew a kite with a metal tip into a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electricity. He was very lucky he wasn't killed. Don't try this at home! answer is from the following link: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/44783
Greek scientist-philosophers discovered static electricity after rubbing things like amber, silk and other materials against each other, then observing that there was a difference between the actions of the materials when placed near each other.
Electricity, magnetism and electricity are two aspects of a single force known as electromagnetism.
amber in greek means a symbol or u can say it means or is related to electricity .thats wat i know
No. Latin's "Electricus", means to "produce from amber by friction."
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Electric comes from the Latin word electrum "amber," from Greek elektron "amber".Originally the word described substances which, like amber, attract other substances when rubbed. Electric means charged with electricity and is from 1670s. The physical force was called this because it was first generated by rubbing amber.
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The verb of electricity is electrify.Other verbs are electrifies, electrifying and electrified."I will electrify you"."He electrifies his audience with the act"."The generators were electrified".
Direct quote from Wikipedia (see related link for the full article) ...The word electricity is from the New Latin ēlectricus, "amber-like"[a], coined in the year 1600 from the Greek ήλεκτρον (electron) meaning amber, because electrical effects were produced classically by rubbing amber.
Thales' experiment involved rubbing amber with fur, creating friction that transferred electrons from the fur to the amber. This resulted in the amber gaining a negative charge, while the fur became positively charged. The separation of charges created static electricity.
Thales discovered static electricity by rubbing a peice of amber against a silk cloth.
Electricus is the latin word for electricity I believe; it means amber or amber-like.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New/corrected answer:It has evolved into the present usage of "electricity" from the root word electr- .BUT it is from Ancient Greek, not Latin. electr- G ἤλεκτρον. It does mean:1. Amber, amber-colored;2. Electric (modern usage)and also Electric Eel Electrophorus electricusand even Broad-billed Motmot Electron platyrhynchum;
It originates from the Latin word 'electricus' - meaning 'amber'.
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