# charged (electrical)

When matter has a pattern of energy that is not the same as before and can change others through contact.

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: physics  ·  Arena: physical world

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [contact](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-contact.physical), [change](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-change.process), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** Matter with a persistent energy pattern interacts across boundaries through physical contact, enabling energy flow when connected.

**Novel properties:**
- persistent energy disparity
- capacity for inducing change at a distance via contact
- asymmetry in energy distribution

## Examples
- A Tesla Powerwall stores surplus solar energy at 400 volts, releasing it when household demand exceeds supply. *(engineering)*
- Lightning during the 1994 Dalgate fire in Kashmir transferred gigajoules of charge through dry pine, igniting the forest. *(physics)*
- An electric eel in the Amazon generates 600 volts from electrocyte cells to stun prey during hunting. *(biology)*

## Used by
- [electricity](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-electricity.electrical) (L6)
- [phone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-phone.electrical) (L9)

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