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Static electricity is caused by the build up of electrical charges on the surface of objects, while current electricity is a phenomenon from the flow of electrons along a conductor.

                            When electricity is at rest, it is called static electricity. It refers to the electric charges that build up on the surface of materials or substances. These so-called static charges remain until they are grounded, or discharged.

                                Current electricity is a phenomenon of moving electrons in a particular path, or direction, such as a stream of them flowing through conducting materials. Current electricity can come from various sources. The most commonly used source of current electricity is from batteries.