Possible to generate Electrostatic energy using battery?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the possibility of generating electrostatic energy from a battery by touching its terminals. Participants explore the conditions under which charges might move and the implications for experiencing electrostatic energy in the body.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that touching either side of a battery could generate electrostatic energy to the body.
  • Another participant argues that isolating charges is necessary to generate electrostatic energy, stating that without allowing both positive and negative charges to flow, no movement will occur.
  • A participant questions the meaning of "generate electrostatic energy to my body," seeking clarification on the concept.
  • There is a repeated inquiry about whether touching the positive terminal of a battery while grounded and the negative terminal with a finger would result in charge movement, along with a request for methods to measure it.
  • One participant shares an anecdote about feeling a current when touching a 9-volt battery with their tongue, noting that skin resistance typically prevents measurable current from a standard battery.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on whether electrostatic energy can be generated from a battery in the described manner. The discussion remains unresolved, with multiple competing perspectives presented.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not reached consensus on the definitions of electrostatic energy or the conditions necessary for its generation. There are also uncertainties regarding the measurement of charge movement and the effects of resistance in the body.

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Battery has positive and negative charges, will it be possible to generate electrostatic energy to my body by touching either sides of battery?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
 
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I don't believe so, you need to isolate charges to do that. Unless you allow both positive and negative to flow from the battery, they won't move. So you won't get charged.
 
What do you mean by saying "generate electrostatic energy to my body"?
 
elegysix said:
I don't believe so, you need to isolate charges to do that. Unless you allow both positive and negative to flow from the battery, they won't move. So you won't get charged.

If positive charge of battery touches the ground, and my finger touches the negative charge of battery, does it work to make the charges moving? how do I know and measure it?

Thanks everyone very much for any suggestions
 
oem7110 said:
If positive charge of battery touches the ground, and my finger touches the negative charge of battery, does it work to make the charges moving? how do I know and measure it?

Thanks everyone very much for any suggestions

Well, let's say you have a 9-volt batter, one of the rectangular ones with the two terminals on top. If you stick this to your tongue you will feel the current traveling from one terminal to the other through your tongue. Generally your skin and the ground has much too high of a reistance to have any measureable current from a standard battery.
 

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