How does friction cause static electricity? And why does static electricity occur more in winter? And how can you stop static electricity? This video explains the chemistry and physics of static electricity with prevention tips and an important warning.
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Charge carriers
0:46 Triboelectric series
2:17 Four mechanisms of charge separation
4:19 Why winter?
5:11 Preventing static shocks
Further reading:
What Creates Static Electricity? Meurig W. Williams: [ Ссылка ]
Electrostatic Charging Due to Separation of Ions at Interfaces: Contact Electrification of Ionic Electrets Logan S. McCarty, George M. Whitesides [ Ссылка ]
I also recommend this story by William Beaty about rare static electricity in Hawaii and following the link to more stories about electrostatics: [ Ссылка ]
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This video was produced at Kyushu University and supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP21K02904. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Kyushu University, JSPS or MEXT.
