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Whr does the cellophane attact the piece of scratched paper if they are neutral

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Anything with a neutral charge can be attracted to any charged object, regardless if it is positively or negatively charged. So the rubbed plastic cellophane becomes negatively charged which repeals electrons in the paper. But the near side of the paper to the plastic object becomes positively charged, so it attracts the cellophane.
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