Electrostatics

1. It is, what thunder and lightening is.
2. It makes your jumper crackle, when you pull it over your head.
3. It makes balloons stick to the ceiling, after you have charged them up by rubbing on fabric or hair.
4. It makes your clothes stick together, when you get them out of the tumble dryer.
5. It gives you a shock, when you insert the key to a hotel room door, after walking on synthetic carpets.

Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on an object's surface, which can cause sparks or shocks when discharged. Current electricity, on the other hand, involves the flow of electric charge through a conductor, typically in a closed loop circuit. Both types of electricity involve the movement of electrons, but static electricity remains stationary while current electricity flows in a continuous loop.

A positively charged object placed within a positive electric field will experience a force pushing it in the direction of the field. This force will cause the object to accelerate in the direction of the field lines.

The question is about comparing two different quantities. Static electricity is a physical phenomenon (for example, heat). It is about the accumulation of electrons or the lack of electrons on insulating surfaces. Magnesium is a metal, a material, that is a conductor and burns brightly when lit. Other than that Magnesium cannot accumulate electrons at the surface to cause static electricity, I don't see any relation.

In common practice, the principle reservoir for electric charge is a battery. Fuel cells, which are like batteries except with external reactant sources, are becoming more widely used as electric reservoirs. In pure circuit design, the capacitor is used as the charge reservoir.

Slow running water in proximity to an electrically charged object (such as an inflated baloon with its surface filled with static electricity) will bend towards towards the object. The reason for this is that most water (if it is not de-ionized) contains positively and negatively charged ions. The ions with the same charge as the surface of the charged object will be pushed back into the faucet, leading to a buildup of ions with the opposite charge. Since opposite charges attract, the ions remaining in the water will be pulled towards the charged object, and the water will be pulled with the ions.

-- Connect a source of known, small voltage across the ends of the unknown resistance.

-- Measure the resulting current through the unknown resistance.

-- Divide (small known voltage)/(measured current). The quotient is the formerly unknown resistance.

Lightning is produced by the buildup and discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere, typically caused by the separation of positive and negative charges within a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. So, it is produced by static charge rather than being static charge itself.

Yes, a capacitor stores energy by storing electric charge in an electrostatic field between two conductive plates. When a voltage is applied across the capacitor, it stores energy in the form of electric potential energy.

Examples of things that produce heat and light include the sun, a burning candle, a light bulb, and a campfire. These sources emit energy in the form of both heat and light through various processes such as combustion or nuclear fusion.

By bringing a charged ball into contact with two others, the charges will equalize across all three balls. Electrons will stream off the two previously uncharged balls (assuming they were), and will reduce the positive charge on the first ball. This will leave the other balls positively charged. All three balls will be charged to some extent, and, though there will be differences on the charges on the balls, there should be no difference in voltage between the balls. Bringing them back into contact will not (should not) result in any more charge movement.

Yes, ironing can help reduce static in fabrics by smoothing out wrinkles and releasing built-up static electricity. Using a steam iron on a low setting can also add moisture to the fabric, further reducing static cling.

The gravitational force (Fg) between two objects is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. The magnetic force (Fm) between two moving charged particles is a function of their velocities and the magnetic field. The electrostatic force (Fe) between two charged particles is proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Static electricity is considered a charge because it involves the accumulation of excess electrons on an object's surface, leading to an imbalance of positive and negative charges. This charge does not flow continuously like a current, but rather remains in place until discharged through an electrical conductor.

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Static electricity is also known as electrostatic charge or static charge.

One way to create static discharge on a balloon is to rub it against a wool or fleece material. The rubbing action transfers electrons between the balloon and the material, creating a static charge. When you touch the balloon after rubbing, you may feel a small shock as the excess charge discharges.

The key is your description of it as "bulb used at home". From that description, it's

understood to be a bulb designed to be installed in a socket in the bedroom, closet,

basement, etc., and powered by the mains voltage ... roughly 120 volts or 240 volts,

depending on what country it's used in.

The voltage between the terminals of the "dry cell" is about 1.5 volts.

The power dissipated by any passive device is proportional to the square of the voltage across its ends.

In the US or Canada, the power dissipated by the bulb would be (1.5/120)2 = 0.00016

of the power it's designed to use when glowing normally.

In many European or Asian countries, the power delivered to the bulb is (1.5/240)2 = 0.000039

of the power it's designed to use when glowing normally.

The filament in the bulb is not dissipating enough power to even get warm, and

certainly much too little power to "incandesce" or 'glow'.

In short, the voltage of the dry cell is only about 1.5 volts. That's the reason why

dry cells are seldom used to operate air conditioners and refrigerators, or to start

cars.

Static electricity typically stays localized on the surface of an insulator because insulators do not allow the flow of electrons, which would be necessary for the electricity to move around. This is why insulators are used in situations where preventing movement of electrical charges is desired.

When you rub the balloon with a duster, electrons are transferred from the duster to the balloon. This excess of electrons on the balloon gives it a negative charge. Electrons are negatively charged particles, so when they are transferred to an object, that object becomes negatively charged.