Static electricity

principle · 600 BC · Ancient world

Charging by friction (Thales, amber).

Where it is used

• Coulomb’s law — is used in. Charges.
• Electrostatic machine — is used in. Charging by friction.
• Van de Graaff generator — is used in. Charge is carried by a belt.
• Electroscope — is used in. The leaves repel each other.
• Xerography — is used in. Toner sticks to a charged drum.

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