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1. Rubbing the balloon to your hair causes the balloon to "steal" electrons from your hair.
2.The balloon has a buildup of electron so it has a negative charge. your hair has lost electrons so it becomes positively charged.
3.Because opposites attract the negatively charged balloon will stick
or if there are enough electrons on the balloon they will try and "Jump" the wall and will make a small zap
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An inflated rubber balloon is rubbed with a wool cloth until an excess of a billion electrons is on the balloon. what is the magnitude of the charge on the balloons?
1.602x10(-10)
What happens when you try to stick a charged balloon an a metal doorknob?
they will attract
Can you stick a charged balloon to a doorknob?
Most likely not if the doorknob is made of a conductive material because it will discharge the balloon losing the static cling
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 :)
Why does rubbing your hair with a balloon cause static electricity?
This has to do with the charge of the objects. Positively charged items stick to negatively charged items (think "opposites attract"). Though objects like hair and balloons are generally neutral (without a charge) and do not attract anything, this can be changed through the transfer of electrons. Electrons are negatively charged subatomic particles that can be transferred between items through contact. When you rub a balloon on your hair, the contact between your hair and the balloon allows electrons to be transferred, known as the triboelectric effect. Some materials are more likely to gain electrons and become more negative, while others are more likely to lose electrons and become more positive. In the case of hair and a balloon, the electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon, so the balloon becomes negative. Now that electrons have been transferred, your hair and the balloon are of opposite charged and attract one another; therefore, your hair sticks to the balloon. Before the balloon contacts the hair, they both have a stable balance of electrons and protons. Once the balloon is rubbed on the hair, it takes electrons from the hair. Thus leaving the hair positively charged and the balloon negatively charged. Once the balloon is pulled away the hair sticks to it. This happens because opposite charges attract and since the hair was positively charged, and the balloon is negatively charged, they attract.
A rubbed balloon will stick to a wooden wall which demonstrated charge?
A rubbed balloon will stick to a wooden wall demonstrating the charge of static electricity. The friction of the rubbing of the balloon causes the charge to build.
Why does a balloon stick to the wall after it is rubbed on polymer?
The idea is that the balloon gains electric charge.
Why does a balloon stick to a wall when its rubbed on hair?
static electricity
Why does a balloon stick to the wall when it is rubbed with wool?
because of the friction
Why a balloon that has a static electric charge will stick to a wall?
This is because on the exact same place you rubbed the balloon on it will have electrons wich made it stick on the wall.
Would small pieces of tissue paper near a rubbed balloon why would they probably stick to the balloon?
yes
What is the difference between the charges on a balloon rubbed in your hair and a glass rod rubbed with silk why?
There is a very big difference between the electrical charge of a balloon rubbed in a person's hair and a glass rod rubbed with silk. The charge from the balloon will just make it stick to objects. The charge from the glass rod will emit a very large electrical shock that might knock a person to the ground. This is because the glass rod is a better conductor of electricity than the balloon.
How is the contact different between a balloon and sweater and a balloon and the wall?
Balloons may stick to a knit sweater, but normally the electromagnetic force will oppose it. However, once a balloon is rubbed on a sweater, it can stick to a wall (or other surface) by creating an electrostatic (magnetic) field with the stationary wall.
A rubbed balloon will stick to a wooden wall which demonstrates charge a. transfer b. polarization c. conservation d. potential?
transfer
You watch your friend rub a balloon on their sweater and then stick it to the wall. To investigate, you set up an experiment to test what happens with other objects. What's the test variable in your experiment?
Answer: When you put the balloon on the wall after you rubbed it on the sweater. the balloon would either stick to the wall or repel from the wall depending on what kind of electrons there are on the sweater
Is a balloon being rubbed on something an exerting force?
no
Why do you have to step in dog poop?
Because we cant get it to stick to the celing,and you need to watch where you are stepping.............c
