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Why does carpet tend to produce differences in static electricity more that hardwood or tile floors

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Makovka662 [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

This is because the rubbing releases negative charges, called electrons, which can build up on one object to produce a static charge. For example, when you shuffle your feet across a carpet, electrons can transfer onto you, building up a static charge on your skin.

Explanation:

This is because the rubbing releases negative charges

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B. Converging

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D. Real and inverted

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$M=\frac{5}{9}=-\frac{s'}{s}$

which can be rewritten as

$s'=-M s = -\frac{5}{9}s$

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