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You rub a balloon on a piece of carpet and the balloon becomes positively charged. Which of following explains the positive charge on the balloon?

electrons are transferred from balloon to carpet
electrons are transferred from carpet to balloon
protons are transferred from balloon to carpet
protons are transferred from carpet to balloon

User Yulonda
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I believe is is the " Protons are transferred from the carpet to the balloon. "

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