What are electric charges generated by friction?

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anor277
Jan 23, 2018

You describe a static charge...

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And have never walked across a thick carpet and then given someone a jolt when you touched them and discharged? Or have you ever rubbed a balloon over a woollen jumper, and then stuck the balloon to the wall. This is the basis of the triboelectric effect.

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