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===About Static Electricity===
: '''Static Electricity''' can be caused by rubbing two [[Electrical Insulator|insulators]] together. For certain : [[materialFriction]]s causes [[electron]]s can to be transferred from one [[material]] to the other by [[friction]]another.: A The [[material]] that gains [[electron]]s becomes [[Negative Charge|negatively charged]].: A The [[material]] which loses [[electron]]s becomes [[Positive Charge|positively charged]].
: Once a [[material]] has become '''statically charged''' it will [[repel]] anything with the same [[Electrical Charge|charge]] and [[attract]] anything with the opposite [[Electrical Charge|charge]]. This happens due to the [[Electrostatic Force|electrostatic force]] which acts at a distance.
: [[Lightning]] is caused by a build up of '''static electricity''' in which clouds gain [[electron]]s from the ground. The [[Electrical Charge|charge]] builds up until the [[Electrostatic Force|electrostatic force]] is so large that the [[electron]]s are able to jump to the ground as a bolt of [[lightning]].