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Why does a spark jump from your hand to the doorknob as you reach for the door after walking across a carpeted floor?

Why does a spark jump from your hand to the doorknob as you reach for the door after walking across a carpeted floor?
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why does a spark jump from your hand to the doorknob as you reach for the door after walking across a carpeted floor?

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It is called static electricity. It is an imbalance between negative and positive charges in objects. Hope this helps :)
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because electrical charge builds up otherwise know as static electricity
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