"Static Electricity" Misconceptions

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written by William Beaty

Common misconceptions about the topic of electrostatics are fully explored in this resource for teachers and learners. The author debunks more than a dozen myths, such as "static electricity is electricity at rest", as he offers comprehensive explanations of the phenomenon.

http://amasci.com/emotor/stmiscon.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism - Electrostatics	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Report

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Keywords:: electrostatics, high voltage, misconception, static electricity
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 31, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: December 25, 2010 by Taha Mzoughi
Last Update when Cataloged:: May 16, 2005
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Teaching About Electrostatics

Common misconceptions about the topic of electrostatics are fully explored in this resource for both teachers and learners. The author debunks more than a dozen myths as he offers comprehensive explanations of related phenomena.

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Beaty, William. "Static Electricity" Misconceptions. May 16, 2005. http://amasci.com/emotor/stmiscon.html (accessed 21 April 2025).

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