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Re: [Phys-l] Clarification on Static Electricity

JD wrote:
9) The term "static electricity" is loosely applied to any situation
where the primary effect is a force due to the electric field acting
on electrical charges.

I don't think you want to say this. The carrier electrons in a steady state
DC circuit are driven primarily by the electrostatic fields of surface
charge accumulations.

Bob Sciamanda (W3NLV)
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (EM)
trebor@winbeam.com
http://www.winbeam.com/~trebor