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Carbon and its Compounds
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How is static electricity different from current electricity?

Answer

Electricity is basically categorised into static and current electricity. The difference between the two is as follows:

Static electricity Current electricity
1. Static electricity is caused by the building up of electrical charges on surfaces of objects 1. Current electricity is caused by the flow of the elctrons along a conductor.
2. Static current happens sporadically and is usually uncontrolled. 2. Current electricity is normally controlled and is used in a wide range of applications. 
 

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