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What you are referring to is called static electricity.

It is defined as the accumulation of electric charge on the surface of a non-conducting (insulating) material.

It is generally produced by friction or by electrostatic induction.

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Electricity that does not flow is referred to as static electricity. It occurs when there is a buildup of electric charge on an object's surface, but the charges do not move or flow as in an electric current. Static electricity can be generated by friction, induction, or contact.

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Point charges. Electrons that are just sitting there. This rarely happens.

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Electricity that is not moving is called staticelectricity.AND ALSO ELECTROSTATIC ELECTRICITY.

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Any insulating material or say any element or compound which doesn't have free electrons in its outermost shell i,e, no free electrons will not let electricity flow through it.

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static electricity

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Static electricity.

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insulator

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