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static electricity
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Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges that builds up within or on the surface of a material. It matters because this charge buildup can cause sudden electrical discharges, like the shock you feel when touching a doorknob after walking across a carpet, which has practical effects in everyday life and industry.
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Research
26,566 papers- Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts.Current biology : CB · 2023England SJ, Lihou K, Robert DDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.021
- Static electricity.Hospitals · 1952HUDENBURG R
- STATIC electricity dangers.The Journal of the Florida Medical Association. Florida Medical Association · 1952
- INFLUENCE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY ON RADON MEASUREMENT USING PASSIVE DETECTORS.Radiation protection dosimetry · 2019Chen B, Zhao C, Fan D et al.DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz067
- Fiber-in-Tube Electrifiable Structure for Virus Filtration Self-Generated Static Electricity by Vibration/Sound.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Tang L, Wang D, Sun S et al.DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c04535
- Development of an Interactive Touchless Technology Based on Static-Electricity-Induced Luminescence.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Abe K, Eguchi T, Oyama T et al.DOI: 10.3390/s23052462
- Foreword.Advances in colloid and interface science · 2017Dubin P, Perry S, Xu YDOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.01.001
- Static electricity in hospitals.Medicine illustrated · 1952BRACKEN A
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Encyclopedic overview
Example of the effect of static electricity on a child's hair
A simple experiment to demonstrate static electricity. A plastic scale rubbed on dry hair attracts paper bits. Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. The charge remains until it can move away as an electric current or by electrical discharge. The word "static" is used to differentiate it from current electricity, where an electric charge flows through an electrical conductor.
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