Year+12+Static+Electricity

**__Static Electricity__**  "Static" comes from Greek //statós//, "causing to stand**"** and more modernly "standing still" i.e. not moving.

**Static electricity** refers to the build up of electric charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge.

Static electricity can be contrasted with current (or dynamic) electricity, which can be delivered through wires as a power source.

Static electricity can be seen all around us, the most awesome example being lightning.



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