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Static electricity — OCR GCSE Combined Science A Definition

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

Static electricity

Definition

A build-up of electric charge that remains on an object rather than flowing continuously.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250

Specification P3.1b, P3.1c · Physics Paper 1

Static electricity is a build-up of electric charge on an object. Unlike the charge flowing around an electrical circuit, this charge remains in place.
Revise: Static Electricity Production
A build-up of electric charge on an object.
Revise: Electron Transfer in Static Electricity

OCR Combined Science A past papers

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