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Static Electricity

What is static electricity?  How is static electricity produced?


Static Electricity refers to the build up of electric
charges on an objectThese charges can be either positive or negative.  Unlike charges attract and like charges repel.

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When two substances are rubbed together, such as a balloon and your head, negative charges are lost from one object and gained by another.


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