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馃敩 Science 11 minLesson 39 of 50
Static Electricity and Charges
Explore the invisible forces that cause sparks and clingy fabrics.
What you will learn
- Materials can become electrically charged by gaining or losing electrons.
- Opposite charges attract each other, while like charges repel.
- Static discharge occurs when accumulated charge jumps across an insulator.
The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat
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