What is National Static Electricity Day?
National Static Electricity Day is on January 9th, which may be a little surprising, but it is not surprising. The observance reveals static electricity and even how we can create it.
Static electricity is different from the electrical current carried by wires through a building or transmitted by electric companies. When the positive and negative charges of an atom are out of balance, static electricity is produced.
The atoms of some materials' atoms retain their electrons tightly. Insulators are made of plastic, cloth, or glass. Although electrons of these substances do not move very freely, electrons of other materials, such as metal, move more freely and are designated conductors.
We exchange electrons by rubbing two insulators together, resulting in positive and negative charges. Opposites do attract. Atoms with a positive charge are attracted to atoms with a negative charge. If we rub a balloon head, we will see the results. We can see the results. The hair clings to the balloon when we take it off.
The balloon can be removed, and the hair will stand on end. In this situation, the hair has the same charge (either positive or negative). Items with the same charge repel each other.
