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can static electricity be measured? will it be more or less than the electric current in motion?

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Dear Student ,
$S t a t i c e l e c t r i c i t y i s t h e i m b a l a n c e o f n e g a t i v e a n d p o s i t i v e c h a r g e s o n a n o b j e c t' s s u r f a c e . I t c a n b e e a s i l y v i s i b l e, s u c h a s w h e n a s p a r k i s s e e n a f t e r t o u c h i n g a m e t a l d o o r k n o b . H o w e v e r, p h y s i c a l l y m e a s u r i n g s t a t i c e l e c t r i c i t y i s a m u c h m o r e i n v o l v e d p r o c e s s .$
It may be more or may be less than the electric current in motion depending the charge and voltage generated .
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