Question about static elecrticity (car tires)

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The discussion centers around the generation of static electricity by car tires due to friction while the vehicle is in motion. Participants explore the mechanisms behind this phenomenon and related experiences, as well as seek additional information on the topic.

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  • One participant inquires whether car tires create static electricity while moving due to friction.
  • Another participant suggests searching online for information, indicating that they found no useful results.
  • A later reply proposes that the friction between the tires and the road causes electrons to accumulate or leave atoms on the tire's surface, leading to the formation of ions.
  • One participant mentions that static electricity involves stationary electrons on the surface of charged objects and refers to a triboelectrification chart for further understanding.
  • There is a suggestion to explore educational resources, specifically a YouTube channel featuring instructional videos on electricity principles.

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The discussion does not reach a consensus, as participants express varying levels of knowledge and experience regarding the generation of static electricity in car tires, and some participants have not found satisfactory information on the topic.

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Participants have not resolved the specifics of how static electricity is generated in car tires, and there are references to external resources that may or may not provide clarity.

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i wanted to know when the car is moving, do the tyres create static electricity due to friction?
please give me any info you know about it.
 
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yasser17 said:
i wanted to know when the car is moving, do the tyres create static electricity due to friction?
please give me any info you know about it.

Welcome to the PF.

What do you find when you do a Google search with some of your search terms? :smile:
 
berkeman said:
Welcome to the PF.

What do you find when you do a Google search with some of your search terms? :smile:
unfortunately found nothing!
 
yasser17 said:
unfortunately found nothing!

Try searching on this using Google: how do car tires generate static electricity

The first hit on the list is pretty helpful. Why are you asking about this? Are you getting static shocks when you get out of your vehicle? The more likely culprit would be the fabric on your vehicle's seats... :smile:
 
Friend, the friction between the wheels and the road of a moving car causes electrons to accumilate or leave some of the atoms on thesurface of car tire. This means the surface of the tire has ions formed on it, electrons do not move in static electricity, they are simply stationary on the surface of the charged object. If you want to know whether a material gains or loses electrons when rubbed with another material you can look at a triboelectrification chart like this one http://www.acpk.com/static_info.htm
the best way to learn electricity principles is a youtube channel named jeff quitney; he has old military instructional videos that are outstanding.
 

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