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Keep in mind that "electricity" is the flow of electrons through or along a conductor. Anything can be a conductor with a high enough charge. When the charge becomes sufficiently high, or if the static charge climbs rapidly, you will see its effects. You can't "see" electricity in any form. All you can see are its effects. The sparks you see associated with electricity are just ionised air. What you see are lightning (a spark traveling very quickly through the atmosphere), the arcing discharge from a generator to ground, the glow of small sparks between bed sheets in a dark room, the hair of school children standing on end from contact with a Van de Graff generator, gold leaf separating in a Leyden Jar.
Just adding to the answer already posted here. Any substance can become an electrical conductor when there is a large concentration of free electrons present there. Metals have a high concentration of free electrons and so are good conductors and as such cannot be used to produce static electricity. If you rub your feet on a dry rug, you can generate up to 10000 volts of charge but you would not feel it because the rug is not actually a conductor.
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What would be an a static electricity experiment?
Balloons are fun with static electricity. Rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see if it will stick to a wall. Then rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see what happens when you put it on or near your hair. Of course, there's always the old favorite of scooting across the carpet in your socks and touching the nose of your dog or cat with the tip of your finger. Have fun.
Where do you see static electriciy?
You can observe static electricity in situations where friction occurs, such as when you rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks, or when you touch a metal object and feel a shock. It is also commonly seen in winter when walking on carpets or touching certain materials can generate static charge.
Where are you most likely to build up enough static charge to see the shock?
You are most likely to build up enough static charge to see a shock when walking on carpets, rubbing a balloon against your hair, or shuffling your feet on a dry surface like carpet in winter.
What are some good examples of anti static products?
If someone wishes to remove static, there are many examples of good anti static products. Static-A-Way is a detergent that removes static from clothes when washed. Grounding wrist bands remove static when working on computers.
What is the relationship between static friction and the coefficient of static friction, denoted as latex: mus?
The relationship between static friction and the coefficient of static friction (s) is that static friction is directly proportional to the coefficient of static friction. This means that the force of static friction acting on an object is determined by the coefficient of static friction between the object and the surface it is in contact with.
When is static electricity useful?
See the Related Link.
What would you see if something is charged?
static discharge
What are the release dates for Static Shock - 2000 Now You See Him 4-8?
Static Shock - 2000 Now You See Him 4-8 was released on: USA: 13 March 2004
What is static visual acuity?
static visual acuity is the ability to see clearly and a non moving position and looking at a non moving object.
What would be an a static electricity experiment?
Balloons are fun with static electricity. Rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see if it will stick to a wall. Then rub a blown up balloon on the carpet and see what happens when you put it on or near your hair. Of course, there's always the old favorite of scooting across the carpet in your socks and touching the nose of your dog or cat with the tip of your finger. Have fun.
Why is a bolt of lightning like the spark you see when you touch a metal object?
Both are static electricity.
What is the use of a Static Constructor?
Static Constructor - It is a special type of constructor, introduced with C#. It gets called before the creation of the first object of a class(probably at the time of loading an assembly). See example below. Example: public class SomeClass() { static SomeClass() { //Static members may be accessed from here //Code for Initialization } }
Where do you see static electriciy?
You can observe static electricity in situations where friction occurs, such as when you rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks, or when you touch a metal object and feel a shock. It is also commonly seen in winter when walking on carpets or touching certain materials can generate static charge.
How electrostatic electricity generated?
Either by friction on a non-conductor, or by the influence of two conductors approaching each other. An insulator is often used as it is a simple way of doing it, and will hold the static and not simply conduct it away as it is generated. Most friction-generated static requires a dry day, as moisture in the air will also bleed away the static. See Wikipedia.org/whimshurst or Wikipedia.org/vandegraaf to see machines using the two basic types of generating static.
Can you show a picture of the force field between a static charge and ground?
Related link problem-Please stand by. Fixed-see the related link below (Static) for one possible image.
What is static Plumbing test?
Static test is to make sure the pipe / plumbing is water tight, its so the plumbing inspector can see that its water tight, inside plumbing needs a ten foot head. the best is to ask your plumbing inspector when in doubt as to what he needs to see.
Why can static electricity not to be used to run a television?
static electricity is static electricity
