5A10.15 Triboelectric Series
If a cat gets trapped in a clothes dryer full of nylon pantyhose, which way do the electrons flow?
A list of items sorted according to polarity of charge produced by rubbing.
Air (*?) Human Hands <---- Most Positive Asbestos Rabbit Fur Glass Mica Human Hair Nylon Wool Fur Lead Silk Aluminum Paper Cotton ZERO Steel Wood Amber Sealing Wax Hard Rubber Nickel, Copper Brass, Silver Gold, Platinum Sulfur Acetate, Rayon Polyester Styrene (Styrofoam) Orlon Saran Polyurethane Polyethylene Polypropylene Vinyl (PVC) Silicon Teflon <----- Most Negative |
The above list is from NATURE’S ELECTRICITY, p63
by Charles K Adams (c)1987 Tab Books, #2769
* I don’t know if I believe that “air” really is in this position. Electrification via airflow usually involves collisions with dust, snow, or condensed water suspended in the air. – Bill B.
Location: Electroscopes: F2-2, Rods: F3-2, Cloth, etc.: F2-3