These links will shed some light on what is and isn't static electricity: http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/emotor/stmiscon.html http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/curstat.html http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/emotor/stmiscon.html http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
Regards, George Martin On Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:17:49 EDT, [email protected] wrote: =>Perhaps there is someone out there who could explain on an atomic scale what =>happens when, say, wool is rubbed against your clothing and a static charge =>is developed. Where are the electrons deposited or depleted with regard to =>the orbitals of the woolen fiber? Is there simply a slight surplus or deficit =>in the "electron cloud" of the wool atoms? Unlike most metals, I don't think =>the CO-VALENT BONDS of wool can support an "electron cloud". => =>Any physicists, or other knowledgeable individual willing to enlighten us? => =>Roger => -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
