Answer:
Not likely
Step-by-step explanation:
She might feel a slight shock if she touches a plastic door handle after walking across a carpet, but not nearly as much as when she touches a metal handle. This is because plastic is an insulator, which means it does not conduct electricity very well. Metal is an excellent conductor. When the student drags her feet across a carpet, she builds up a negative electric charge on her body. Free electrons are released from the carpet due to friction between the carpet and her shoes, and the electrons collect on the surface of her body. If she touches a metal object like a door handle, the electrons flow from her body to the metal, resulting in a static discharge--a shock. However, if she touches a plastic object, the charge will not flow as easily and she is less likely to feel a shock. The electrons on her body repel the electrons in the metal door knob, leaving the surface of the metal doorknob positively charged, so the electrons jump across a short air gap to the metal door and she feels an electrical shock. This won't happen so dramatically with a plastic handle because the electrons in plastic won't be as easily repelled as in a metal handle.