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Imagine that you walk across a carpet in your socks and touch a doorknob. What sensation might you experience and what causes it?
I might get a shock from the metal doorknob. When I walk across the carpet, electrons transfer to my socks and give my body an overall charge. This is static electricity. When the static electricity transfers to the doorknob, I feel a shock. This is static discharge.
Flashcard info:
Author: Rebecca
Main topic: Science
Topic: Electricity
School / Univ.: Freedom Baptist Schools
City: Hudsonville, MI
Published: 03.02.2010