Static Electricity

Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects, which can cause them to attract or repel each other.

Induction is a method of redistributing the charge on an object by means of the electric field of another object.

Static discharge is the loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another.

Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by friction.

An electron has a negative charge (-).

Electric force is the force between charged objects.

Conduction is the transfer of electric charge through direct contact between materials.

Positive charges repel other positive charges and attract negative charges, while negative charges repel other negative charges and attract positive charges.

They repel each other.

They attract each other.