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When rubbing a balloon against your head, you notice the balloon pulling your hair away from your head. What best explains why the balloon and your hair are attracted to each other?

They become oppositely charged, which causes them to be attracted to each other.

They become similarly charged, which causes them to be attracted to each other.

They stick together because of the friction between the two objects.

They are made of different materials, which is why they attract each other.

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Answer: number A

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If a positive charge and a negative charge interact, their forces act in the same direction, from the positive to the negative charge. As a result opposite charges attract each other: The electric field and resulting forces produced by two electrical charges of opposite polarity. Have a nice day <3

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Answer:

They become oppositely charged, which causes them to be attracted to each other.

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