• So what is static electric electricity?

• Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on

the surface of a material or between materials. The charge
remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric
current or electrical discharge. To further understand this
concept lets take a look at this demonstration.
• When we rubbed this pvc pipe with a piece of cloth, it develops a positive
charge. Whereas this stagnant match stick tends to develop a negative charge.
• According to Coulomb, like charges repel each other whereas, unlike charges
attract. This explains why the match stick follow the direction of the pvc pipe.