When is National Static Electricity Day?

Monday January 9th

Although it may be a little surprising, National Static Electricity Day is on January 9th. The observance reveals that static electricity is not real and that even how we can create it.

The static electricity delivered by wires through a building or transmitted by electric companies is different from the electrical current carried by wires through a building or transmitted by wires. When the atom's positive and negative charges of an atom are out of balance, static electricity is produced.

Some materials' atoms retain their electrons tightly, while others' electrons are tightly bound. Insulators are made of these materials, such as plastic, cloth, or glass. Although electrons of these substances do not move very freely, electrons of other materials, such as metal, move more freely and are designated conductors.

We exchange electrons by rubbing two insulators together, resulting in positive and negative charges. Opposites do attract. Atoms with a positive charge are attracted to atoms with a negative charge. We can see the results if we rub a balloon head. The hair sticks to the balloon when we take it off.

Remove the balloon and the hair will stand on end. In this situation, the hair has the same charge (either positive or negative)... Items that have the same charge repel each other.