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    The document describes the triboelectric series, which ranks materials based on whether they are more likely to gain or lose electrons when brought into contact with another material. Materials higher on the list are more positively charged as they are more willing to lose electrons, while materials lower on the list are more negatively charged as they are more likely to gain electrons. The document then provides a list of common household materials and where they fall on the triboelectric series from most positively charged to most negatively charged.

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    The document describes the triboelectric series, which ranks materials based on whether they are more likely to gain or lose electrons when brought into contact with another material. Materials higher on the list are more positively charged as they are more willing to lose electrons, while materials lower on the list are more negatively charged as they are more likely to gain electrons. The document then provides a list of common household materials and where they fall on the triboelectric series from most positively charged to most negatively charged.

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    The Triboelectric Series

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    The Triboelectric Series

    Some atoms hold on to their electrons more tightly than others do. How strongly matter holds on
    to its electrons determines its place in the triboelectric series. If a material is more apt to give up
    electrons when in contact with another material, it is more positive in the triboelectric series. If a
    material is more apt to "capture" electrons when in contact with another material, it is more
    negative in the triboelectric series.

    The following list describes the triboelectric series for many materials you find around the house.
    Positive items in the series are at the top, and negative items are at the bottom:

    • Human hands (usually too moist, though) Very positive


    • Rabbit fur
    • Glass
    • Human hair
    • Nylon
    • Wool
    • Fur
    • Lead
    • Silk
    • Aluminum
    • Paper
    • Cotton
    • Steel Neutral
    • Wood
    • Amber
    • Hard rubber
    • Nickel, Copper
    • Brass, Silver
    • Gold, Platinum
    • Polyester
    • Styrene (Styrofoam)
    • Saran Wrap
    • Polyurethane
    • Polyethylene (like Scotch Tape)
    • Polypropylene
    • Vinyl (PVC)
    • Silicon
    • Teflon Very negative

    (The above list is adapted from the book Nature's Electricity by Charles K. Adams.)

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