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Hello people ~

During dry weather, while combing hair, sometimes we experience hair flying apart. The force responsible for this is

(a) force of gravity.

(b) electrostatic force.

(c) the force of friction.

(d) magnetic force.


User Mic Fok
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Answer:

Electrostatic force

Step-by-step explanation:

When we comb the hair

  • The comb gets positively charged.
  • The hair got negatively charged
  • So they get attracted and share electrons so that because of electrostatic force
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