static electricity

Static Electricity

Static Electricity

• What is Electricity ?

• What is Static Electricity ?

• difference between them ?

Static Electricity• What is Electricity

Electricity is a form of energy. Electricity is the flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons and uncharged particles called neutron

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Atom Nucleus

Static Electricity• What is Static Electricity

Static electricity occurs when there is a build up of electric charge on the surface of a material. It is called static electricity because the charges don’t move.The electricity we use everyday involves moving charges.

Static = Charge does not move or flow

Two kinds of charges• After being rubbed, a plastic ruler can attract paper scraps.

Ruler carries electric charge.

It exerts electric force on paper.

This charging method is called charging by friction.

The interaction between static electric charges is called electrostatics

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Where do charges come from?.

If electrons = protons neutralIf electrons > protons gaining electrons, negative

chargeIf electrons < protons losing electrons, positive charge

Static ElectricityWhere do charges come from?

When a balloon rubs a piece of wool...

electrons are pulled from the wool to the balloon.

The balloon has more electrons than usual.

The balloon: – charged, The wool: +chargedwool

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Static Electricity Where do charges come from?

Rubbing materials does NOT create electric charges.

It just transfers electrons from one material to the other.

Static ElectricityExamples of static electricity:

Rubbing a balloon on your hair

Walking across carpet

Clothes tumbling in dryer

What do these have in common?

Friction!!!!

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Combing transfers

electrons from the hair

to the comb by friction,

resulting in a negative

charge on the comb and

a positive charge on the

hair.

Static ElectricityInduced charge

• Charged and neutral objects (not touching) are attracted because electrons move in the neutral object.

• Electrons move toward a +ve charged object and away from a –ve charged one.

This is called “induced charge”

Static ElectricityConduction

Conduction = direct transfer of chargeExample : walk across carpet and touch a doorknob shocking!

Electrons are stripped from the carpet and we gain a –ve charge

When you touch the doorknob, electrons jump onto it :electrical discharge

Static ElectricityRules of static electricity

Objects with like (same) charges repel, but

objects with unlike charges attract.

Charged objects attract neutral objects

Static ElectricityDoes friction always create static charge?

Different materials have different strength of attraction for electrons

If two objects of the same material are rubbed, no static charge forms (equal number of electrons transfer each way)

If two different objects are rubbed, they will have different attraction to the electrons. The stronger one will take electrons away from weaker one and static charges build up

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Uses of static electricity

Dust removal (Pollution Control)

Photocopy (Xerography)

Car Painting

Static ElectricityEffect of Materials on Static Electricity

Materials are listed below according how well they create static electricity when rubbed with another material, as well as what charge the material will possess.

Become positive in charge

Materials that gain a positive (+) electrical charge ( or tend to give up electrons)

Dry human skin Greatest tendency to giving up electrons and becoming highly positive (+) in charge

Leather

Glass The glass on your TV screen gets charged and collects dust


Human hair "Flyaway hair" is a good example of having a moderate positive (+) charge

NylonWoolLead A surprise that lead would collect as much static

electricity as cat fur

Cat furSilkAluminium Gives up some electrons

Paper


Neutral

There are very few materials that do not tend to readily attract or give up electrons when brought in contact or rubbed with other materials.

Materials that are relatively neutral

Cotton Best for non-static clothes

Steel Not useful for static electricity

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Effect of Materials on Static Electricity

Become negative in charge

Materials that gain a negative (−) electrical charge

Wood Attracts some electrons, but is almost neutral

Nickel, Copper Copper brushes used in Wimshurst electrostatic generator

Gold, Platinum Attract electrons almost as much as polyester

Polyethylene (Scotch Tape)

Pull Scotch Tape off surface and it will become charged

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