What Is Static Electricity?
Static electricity happens when two objects are rubbed together, this only happens when one object has negative charges and the other has positive charges, and so when rubbed together it creates static electricity. Some examples of when static electricity happens is when wool is on plastic or if the soles of your shoes are on the carpet.
Uses Of Static Electricity
1) Dust Removal - Some appliances such a s air purifiers that can eliminate dust from the air. They use static electricity to alter the charges so that they stick to the filter of the purifier that has opposite charges as well as the dust.
2) Photocopy - They use static to make ink get attracted to the areas where we need information copied. Charges are used to apply ink only to the area where the paper to be copied is darker.
3) Car Painting - To make sure the paint will resist the high speeds and weather to protect the cars metal interior it is applied with static charge.
