PHYSICS RESOURCES DATABASE

ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC & OPTICAL PROPERTIES

 

TRIBOELECTRIC SEQUENCE

 

On contact between any two substances shown in the columns, the one appearing above becomes positively charged, the one listed below becomes negatively charged.

Asbestos

Fur (rabbit)

Glass

Mica

Wool

Quartz

Fur (cat)

Lead

Silk

Human hair

Cotton

Wood

Amber

Copper, brass

Rubber

Sulfur

Celluloid

India rubber