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What happens when you rub a plastic ruler and bring it closer to the tissue bits

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rubbing the ruler transfers electrons from the clothe to the ruler now the ruler has excess electrons and it is negatively charged... electrons will move away from the ruler leaving a positive charge on the tissue near the ruler so they attach

I hope this helps

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