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When you brush or comb your hair, some of the electrons from the hair are transferred to the brush or comb, giving them a negative charge. This leaves your hair with a positive charge, which creates static electricity.

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Does brushing your hair create static electricity?

Brushing your hair can create static electricity, especially if your hair is dry or if the brush is made of a material that promotes friction. The friction between the brush and your hair can cause electrons to be transferred, resulting in a build-up of static charge on your hair.


Is combing your hair a chemical change?

Oh honey, combing your hair is about as much of a chemical change as putting on socks. It's just a physical change, not a chemical one. Chemical changes involve the rearrangement of atoms, not just moving your strands around with a comb. So go ahead and comb away, you're not causing any chemical chaos up there.


Does your hair have a negative or positive charge?

Niether. Our hair are electrically neutral as they are insulators. However by friction, it is possible to charge them either positive or negative.


What happen when you placed the balloon near the can after rubbing it in your head?

When you rub a balloon on your head, it becomes negatively charged due to the transfer of electrons from your hair. When you bring the balloon near the can, which typically has a neutral charge, the negative charge on the balloon induces a positive charge on the side of the can closest to the balloon. This creates an attractive force between the balloon and the can, causing them to move towards each other.


If you scuff electrons from your hair onto a comb are you positvely or negatively charged and how about the comb?

Your creation of friction with the floor will allow you to "collect" electrons. You'll become negatively charged, and this static charge can discharge to a door knob. Most of us are familiar with the phenomenon. The results can be shocking.

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When a girl combs her hair then they are charged negatively or positively?

Combing hair does not result in a significant build-up of electric charge, so the girl's hair is not typically charged negatively or positively as a result of combing.