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Laundry in a clothes dryer often becomes charged with static electricity while drying. Which of these best explains why a clothes dryer often generates static electricity?

A: Heat from the dryer charges the air and produces lightning.
B: Clothes with metal pieces conduct electricity in the dryer.
C: Electrons are transferred as clothes rub against each other in the dryer.

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C- Electrons are transferred as clothes rub against each other in the dryer.
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