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===About Static Electricity===
: '''Static Electricity''' can be caused by rubbing two [[Electrical Insulator|insulators]] together. For certain [[material]]s [[electron]]s can be transferred from one [[material]] to the other by [[friction]].
: A [[material]] that gains [[electron]]s becomes [[Negative Charge|negatively charged]]. : A [[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]].: [[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]] is so large that the [[electron]]s are able to jump to the ground as a bolt of [[lightning]].