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What is the origin of frictional electricity

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ANSWER:

LOOSE electrons in the outermost ORBIT of atoms. The transfer of electrons on rubbing two different things lead to formation of charges on different bodies.

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There are free electrons attached to the surfaces of just about everything. So when you scrape a non-conducting material over the surface of another non-conductor you literally scrape off the electrons from the one. And that adds electrons to the other.  

Those electrons stay there until the SCRAPER TOUCHES a conductor. At which time all the electrons that were TRAPPED on the scraper jump off it and onto the conductor, often with a loud snap and an arc that can be seen in the dark.  



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