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Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. The charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric current or electrical discharge. Static electricity is named in contrast with current electricity, which flows through wires or other conductors and transmits energy.[1]
A static electric charge can be created whenever two surfaces contact and have worn and separated, and at least one of the surfaces has a high resistance to electric current (and is, therefore, an electrical insulator). The effects of static electricity are familiar to most people because people can feel, hear, and even see the spark as the excess charge is neutralized when brought close to a large electrical conductor (for example, a path to ground), or a region with an excess charge of the opposite polarity (positive or negative). The familiar phenomenon of a static shock – more specifically, an electrostatic discharge – is caused by the neutralization of charge.
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How do you tell if static electricity is present?
Your hair stands on end or you get a small shock when you touch metal or etc. Also very evident if you slide out of your car while getting gas and flames are shooting out of the gas nozzle.
Did people accept electricity when it was created?
sorry to tell you but electricity wasnt created as such.
What is the importance of static electricity?
Static ElectricityStatic electricity is usually a 'high voltage' but low power form of electricity. You can experience it by getting a shock when touching a door knob (winter time, dry cold air, walking across a carpet) or seeing socks clinging to other clothes in a dryer. While static electricity can easily destroy miniature electronics, it is a major component in making copiers and laser printers work. Other forms of electricity typically have much greater power capabilities and can be just as useful or destructive.Lightning is static electricity, and it can damage buildings and harm people.The disadvantages of static electricity would be that it is quite unpleasant if you get a shock. I think the advantages would be that it could help scientists to make progress in their 'inventions' or 'studies'. Also it is quite a lot of fun! I love doing experiments in class with static electricity and making bits of paper stick to my ruler. (NB. I am only 12)One disadvantage I think it be is that you could get a shock and it could hurt.(Ouch!) Another disadvantage is that if you take off your hat in winter time and you have long hair (which I have), your hair will be sticking up very badly. One advantage is that you could do cool experiments with static electricity like make water bend, make cereal fly, and other cool stuff. You could also get a shock which might hurt but personally I don't think it hurts, I think it's cool. Another advantage is that in summer, if you take off your hat and you have long hair, you don't get static because in summer it isn't that humid. Another advantage is that in school, you get to do lots of cool projects where you can make pepper fly or off or on a piece of paper with a balloon (or make your hair follow where ever the balloon goes if you have long hair.)Static electricity is used to paint cars, the charge makes the paint spread evenly.Static electricity can damage sensitive electrical components, such as the parts inside your computer. To prevent this, these parts are handled with antistatic bags and wrist straps, which drain the static charge off the person. Static electricity can also cause uncomfortable shocks to a person who becomes "charged up". To experience this shock, drag your feet across a carpet in socks, then touch your finger to a doorknob.Assuming we are talking about negative effects to your computer here, the damage occurs when your RAM which is basically millions or billions of tiny electrical switches, and is found in most components of the computer (aside for just the actual RAM boards), is exposed to static electricity. The static electricity can magnetize those tiny switches and cause them to not be able to flip on and off anymore. As a result, your computer can suffer drastically reduced performance or even cease to function entirely.Have you built a Vandegraff generator? Or a Leyden jar? Those things are fun!Static electricity can be responsible for the ignition of flammable gases, such as the vapors produced by petrol (gasoline) when you are filling your car.Static electricity can be harmful when you get a shock or by walking across the carpet and then touching a doorknob and getting a shock. But forget those dumb thing but have forgotten about those really cool experiments that we did in grades 4-8? For example making cereal fly and making pepper fly.It has limited distance.Well, what are we using it for? Making my hair stand up? It works for that. Or making dust stick to my monitor screen. Or causing loud crackling noises on the radio, maybe. These valuable tasks aside, static is more a nuisance than anything. If you come up with something more useful to do with static than zap my cat when I try to pet it, please let me know.Static electricity develops in some circumstances in electrical insulators -- glass, plastic, etc. It's often a nuisance byproduct which can't be directly avoided in the course of doing something useful, such as making your CRT monitor operate. Sure it attracts dust, but an occasional wipe with a damp cloth isn't to high a price for most of us to pay for the advantage. If the nuisance or danger is sufficient, then some means of dissipating the static charges safely must be provided, such as the grounding straps which hang down from the gasoline tanker, eliminating the static charges before they cause a problem. I guess it's valid to ask whether we truly "use" static electricity. If you have one of those plastic oil change reminders which clings to your windshield without adhesive, you are "using" static electricity. No particular disadvantage there, with plenty of advantage over adhesive. There may be a few other cases where the presence of static charges may be anticipated and exploited, but it's generally not reliable enough to truly use.Another [other than copy machines] advantageous USE of static electricity is in "painting" metallic products by a method called "POWDER COATING." As the name implies, liquid paint is not used, but the "paint" is applied to the article in the form of a dry powder.Then the object is placed in an OVEN to soften and fuse the powder into a homogeneous film. Some objects which are painted by this method include: bicycle, tricycle, and motorcycle frames, metal filing cabinets, metal frames of office chairs and tables, etc., etc.A dry powder sprayed on these metals DOES NOT WANT TO STICK. So, to make it stick until it can be melted/fused in the oven, STATIC ELECTRICITY IS USED. The metal object is hung on a metal conveyor line, which is charged negatively [I think], while the spray gun and paint powder is charged positively [I think. The polarity could be the other way around]. Then when the positively charged powder is sprayed onto the negatively charged object, it "sticks." Once the powder is melted/fused, it is firmly "stuck" to the metal object. Again, this is another EXAMPLE of an advantage of STATIC ELECTRICITYit is used in printers to distribute the ink.it is used in air fresheners and to clean up pollution.
How are static friction sliding friction and rolling friction different?
i don,t know plz can you tell me place
When a shirt and a sock from the dryer stick together what does this tell you about them?
When clothes are in the dryer and they tumble they create friction causing the electrons of an atom to build up on the sock , creating static electricity which creates a negative charge. The shirt is still uncharged, so when they come out of the dryer the socks negative charge attracts the protons in the shirt making them stick together. It is also known as induction.
How can you tell static electricity has been discharged?
Light is released and you can feel a shock
How can you tell electricity has been discharged?
Light is released and you can feel a shock
How do you tell if static electricity is in you?
Actually your heart is always using electricity.
Can a cat's fur produce electricity?
Yes, it can produce static electricity. You can tell if a cat's fur has it by rubbing a cat vigorously, then having it touch something metal. If there is a spark or the cat is shocked, you know they made static electricity
How can you tell if a lithium battery has been discharged?
The device it powers will tell you this. That is the only way to know as attempting to use a meter on these batteries will still show full voltage when discharged and accidentally shorting them with the meter can cause a fire or explosion.
How do you get to the lights in the dashboard of a 1998 Ford F150?
It is risky fooling with the dash lights as the circuits can be damaged with static electricity. I suggest taking to a garage. How ever, you can get a static electricity band to prevent that from happening. Most parts stores, such as Autozone, Advanced Auto Parts and O'Reillys all have the bulbs for you dash indicator lights and a good book like a Chiltons will tell you how to remove the dash.
If gay people in the military reveal that they are gay do they get discharged?
No. This hasn't been true since 2011, when the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy was repealed.
How do you tell if static electricity is present?
Your hair stands on end or you get a small shock when you touch metal or etc. Also very evident if you slide out of your car while getting gas and flames are shooting out of the gas nozzle.
Did people accept electricity when it was created?
sorry to tell you but electricity wasnt created as such.
If a prisnor is discharged from prison is he still not allowed to be with in 2000 ft from a park?
It all depends, you have to tell why he was incarcerated.
Why do they tell you not to stand by water during thunderstorms?
Because water conducts electricity and lightning is electricity. Also electricity can jump.
What does the voltage of a battery tell you?
the flow of electricity
