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Why does Chelsea see sparks as she removes her clothes from the clothes dryer?
conduction
induction
static discharge
loss of protons
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Static discharge.
Rubbing and tumbling in the dryer makes clothing pick up and lose electrons (the triboelectric effect), so items become electrically charged. When you touch the clothes or the metal dryer, the charge imbalance is suddenly equalized — electrons jump across the gap and you see/feel a tiny spark. (Protons don’t move in solids the way electrons do; conduction and induction are related electrical phenomena but the spark is a static discharge.)
Rubbing and tumbling in the dryer makes clothing pick up and lose electrons (the triboelectric effect), so items become electrically charged. When you touch the clothes or the metal dryer, the charge imbalance is suddenly equalized — electrons jump across the gap and you see/feel a tiny spark. (Protons don’t move in solids the way electrons do; conduction and induction are related electrical phenomena but the spark is a static discharge.)
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