Tag: Electrostatics

Coulomb’s Law and Electric Field

According to Benjamin Franklin, we have two types of electric charges i.e. positive and negative charges. Positive and negative charges attract, but positive charges repel each other, as do negative charges.

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Uses of Static Electricity

Uses of static electricity

Even though static electricity can be unsafe, it has some uses as discussed below:

  • In vehicles spark plugs ignite fuel injected into the engine’s cylinders.
  • Copier machines use static electricity. To produce a copy, most modern copier machines make a
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