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What happens when cat fur rubs on a piece of wood?

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Answer: The triboelectric effect happens.

Explaination: The triboelectric effect (also known as triboelectric charging) is a type of contact electrification on which certain materials become electrically charged after they are separated from a different material with which they were in contact. Rubbing the two materials with each other increases the contact between their surfaces, and hence the triboelectric effect.

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