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Is gravity alone sufficient to explain the behavior of the tinsel in the Levitating-orb system? Explain why.

User Oasisfleeting
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Answer:

The object is moving forward

Step-by-step explanation:

Hop this helps :)

User Siddy Hacks
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Answer: The orb is attracted to the pipe at first because the orb has a positive charge. As soon as the orb touches the pipe, it picks up a negative charge. Since the pipe is negative and the tinsel orb is now negative, they repel away from each other and the orb levitates!
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