static-electricity

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We’ve all had the experience: you’re walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and … ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of matter.

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Grab a balloon to explore concepts of static electricity such as charge transfer, attraction, repulsion, and induced charge.

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Play with John’s foot and arm to explore when he gets a shock!