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The friction between two different materials in the right combination (this case your hair and a rubber balloon) causes free valence electrons (the electrons in the outer most orbit around an atom) to move from one item to the other, causing an excess of electrons (negative charge) in one and a deficit (positive) in the other. When put near the paper with an opposite charge, the paper will jump to the balloon. Opposites attract.

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Why does a balloon stick to the wall when you rub it on your head?

electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon . so ballon gets a negative charge . so there is a transfer of energy when you rub your hair with balloon and static electricity is producedP.S. : HAIR SHOULD BE DRY


When rubbing a ballon in hair does it gain or lose electrons?

When you rub a balloon in your hair, the balloon gains electrons from the hair, resulting in a negative charge on the balloon. This process is known as triboelectric charging, where materials can become charged through friction. As a result, the hair loses electrons and becomes positively charged. Thus, the balloon ends up with a surplus of electrons.


What is the electrical charge when rubbing wool on a balloon that causes a buildup?

When you rub wool on a balloon, electrons are transferred from the wool to the balloon, resulting in the balloon gaining a negative charge. This process is known as triboelectric charging, where different materials have varying affinities for electrons. As a result, the wool becomes positively charged due to the loss of electrons. The buildup of charge on the balloon allows it to attract neutral objects or repel other charged objects.


What gas is used to inflate the balloon?

For latex balloons filled with helium, many party stores now have a gel that they squirt into the balloon and rub around inside. It is a silicon base and it helps to seal the pores in the latex preventing the gas from escaping. When we had it done there was an extra charge of $1.00US per dozen balloons. It was very effective.


What type of electricity is produced by rubbing two balloons together?

Static electricity is produced when two balloons are rubbed together. This occurs due to the transfer of electrons from one balloon to the other, creating a build-up of static charge on the surface of the balloons.

Related Questions

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 happens when you rub a balloon on your hair?

When you rub a balloon on your hair, the balloon becomes charged with static electricity. This causes the hair to stick to the balloon due to the attraction between the charged balloon and the oppositely charged hair.


How a balloon becomes electrically charged after you rub a balloon on your hair?

When you rub a balloon against your hair, electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon, leaving the balloon with a negative charge and your hair with a positive charge. This creates an imbalance of charges, resulting in the balloon becoming electrically charged.


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

It will shock your hair


How do you put electricity on a balloon?

rub it on your hair.


If you rub a balloon on your head the balloon will then adhere to the ceiling. Why?

When you rub the balloon on your head, it creates a static electric charge on the surface of the balloon. This charge attracts the opposite charge (negative) on the ceiling, causing the balloon to stick to the ceiling temporarily due to the electrostatic forces between them.


What is a name when you rub your balloon on your head?

Statis electricity


What happens to the charges in your hair and a balloon if you rub them together?

When you rub a balloon on your hair, electrons transfer from your hair to the balloon, leaving your hair positively charged and the balloon negatively charged. This creates static electricity, causing the balloon to stick to your hair due to the opposite charges attracting each other.


Why does a balloon becomes negatively charged when you rub it with a duster?

When you rub the balloon with a duster, electrons are transferred from the duster to the balloon. This excess of electrons on the balloon gives it a negative charge. Electrons are negatively charged particles, so when they are transferred to an object, that object becomes negatively charged.


If you rub some wool on a ballon why does it stick?

When you rub wool on a balloon, the wool transfers electrons to the balloon, giving the balloon a negative charge. The negative charge on the balloon attracts positively charged objects, like walls or your hand, causing the balloon to stick to them due to electrostatic forces.


How do you get static electricity?

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


Why does the balloon stick to the wall when you rub it on your head?

because it is electricity