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Activity 3.1: Jumping Paper!
Materials Needed:
Balloon
Hair
Tissue paper cut into small pieces
Procedure:
1. Rub the balloon on your hair
2. Hold the balloon over the tissue paper
Question 1: What did you observe on the tissue paper when attached with the
balloon? What type of charging process is involved?​


Sagot :

Answer:

The fibers have lost electrons giving them a positive charge. The

rubber gained electrons giving it a negative charge.

Since electrons have a negative charge, the balloon now has a

negative charge. But the sweater fibers lost some of their electrons,

so now the fibers have a positive charge (they have more protons

than electrons). Positive and negative attract so if you bring the

balloon near the fibers, they move toward the balloon.