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What causes the differences between materials in the triboelectric sequence? How come some materials donate electrons more easily than others?

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What causes the differences between materials in the triboelectric sequence? How come some materials donate electrons more easily than others?

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The short answer is “chemistry” and the details are really beyond the scope of this course… some materials have a atomic/molecular structure such that electrons can jump out more easily; other materials have electrons that are bound more tightly.