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You are creating static electricity.

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What happens to the particles in balloon when you rub the balloon against your hair?

It will shock your hair


When you rub an air filles balloon with your dry hair and press it against the wall . Explain why?

The friction from rubbing the balloon against your hair charges the balloon up with static electricity.


When you rub a balloon on your hair what goes from your hair to the balloon?

Electrons move between the hair and the balloon.


What is static electricity produced by?

example you take a balloon and you rub it against your hair it will cause the balloon to lose or gain electrons which that mommnet it makes static


How do you put electricity on a balloon?

rub it on your hair.


What is an example of a static charge?

When you rub your head against a balloon and 1. Your hair sticks up and 2. The balloon can stick to the ceiling :)


What is static electricity produced by friction?

example you take a balloon and you rub it against your hair it will cause the balloon to lose or gain electrons which that mommnet it makes static


What happens when you rub a balloon on your hair?

Your hair gives off electrons to the balloon and when you put the balloon close to your hair, it will go up and you can hear the static electricity.


What happen if you rub the balloon on your hair or woolen material?

You charge the balloon with static electricity.


A hypothesis about wye does a balloon stick to wall after you rub it against your hair?

The balloon is electrified by transferring elect rons from/to your hair. This electrified balloon then attracts electrons on the wall and this attraction force causes the balloon to stick to the wall until the charges decay form leakage to the wall or air.


How do you get static electricity?

Rub a balloon to your hair. That is one way.


Why does a balloon stick to the wall after you rub it against your hair?

It has electro static cells that form when re-peatedly rubbed wich creates friction ending with a attraction to the item of your choice. When you rub the balloon you create a static charge that is positive and the attraction that makes it stick to the wall is because the wall has a negative charge and like poles attract.