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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.

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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 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.


What is the type of electricity that electrons build up on an object?

static electricity

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Different between static electricity and moving electricity?

Static elecricity is when two things rub together, and one of the materials picks up negatively charged electrons- making the item that has picked up elecrons negative, and the other one positive. This charge does not move easily, or through wires etc. The electriciy used to turn lights on etc is current electricity, where a power cource eg. a battery provides a current to "push" the charge around a circuit.


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 is the difference between static electricity and the electricity that turns lights on in your home?

Static elecricity is when two things rub together, and one of the materials picks up negatively charged electrons- making the item that has picked up elecrons negative, and the other one positive. This charge does not move easily, or through wires etc. The electriciy used to turn lights on etc is current electricity, where a power cource eg. a battery provides a current to "push" the charge around a circuit.


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 } }