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If we are talking about the triboelectric effect - static charging - then wool is inclined to lose electrons, so it is positive.

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When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool the wool acquires positive charge because?

When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, electrons are transferred from the wool to the plastic rod. This leaves the wool with a net positive charge due to the loss of electrons, while the plastic rod acquires a net negative charge due to gaining these electrons.


When your wool socks are sticking to a silk shirt what is the electric charge on the socks?

The wool socks likely have a negative charge, as they are pulling the silk shirt (which may have a positive charge) towards them due to electrostatic attraction.


What is the charge of wool rubbed with a comb?

The wool would have a positive charge, while the comb is negative. This is because the comb will take excess electrons from the wool.


What kind of charges will a sheet of paper have after it has been rubbed with wool or fur with silk?

In a atom there are negative,positive as well as neutral charges. The positive charges(proton) and the neytral charges( neutron) are held together in nucleus by strong electrostatic forces. The negative charges( electron) keeps on revolving around the nucleus. A neutral atom has a equal number of positive and negative charges which balances each other. Now when the sheet of paper have been rubbed with wool then the negative charges gets attracted to the wool and due to the lack of negative charges the paper becomes positively charge.And so is the fur when rubbed with silk.


Which describes what happens when a balloon is rubbed with a wool cloth?

When a balloon is rubbed with a wool cloth, electrons are transferred from the wool to the balloon, giving the balloon a negative charge and the wool a positive charge. This causes the balloon to become electrostatically charged and it will be attracted to positively charged objects or repelled by negatively charged objects.

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Does wool have a negative or positive charge?

both because every object has both positive and negative charges but mainly has positive charges.


When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool the wool acquires positive charge because?

When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, electrons are transferred from the wool to the plastic rod. This leaves the wool with a net positive charge due to the loss of electrons, while the plastic rod acquires a net negative charge due to gaining these electrons.


When your wool socks are sticking to a silk shirt what is the electric charge on the socks?

The wool socks likely have a negative charge, as they are pulling the silk shirt (which may have a positive charge) towards them due to electrostatic attraction.


What is the charge of wool rubbed with a comb?

The wool would have a positive charge, while the comb is negative. This is because the comb will take excess electrons from the wool.


Is a positive plus a negative make a positive or a negative?

Positive + Negative = Negative Negative + Negative = Positive Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative


What is a negative - positive?

Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive


How is dividing integers similar to multiplying integers with the resulting sign?

The rules for the sign (positive or negative) of the result of a multiplication is the same as division. For multiplication: Positive * Positive --> Positive Positive * Negative --> Negative Negative * Positive --> Negative Negative * Negative --> Positive For division: Positive / Positive --> Positive Positive / Negative --> Negative Negative / Positive --> Negative Negative / Negative --> Positive


If a negative is divided by a positive is it negative?

Yes. Negative/negative = positive Postive/Positive = positive Negative/Positive - negative


When multiplying numbers what do you do with the positive and negative signs?

Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive


When you divided a negative number by a positive number witth the answer be positive or negative?

A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative.


Negative plus a positive?

Negatives and Positives Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Negative = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative Positive + Negative = Negative


What kind of charges will a sheet of paper have after it has been rubbed with wool or fur with silk?

In a atom there are negative,positive as well as neutral charges. The positive charges(proton) and the neytral charges( neutron) are held together in nucleus by strong electrostatic forces. The negative charges( electron) keeps on revolving around the nucleus. A neutral atom has a equal number of positive and negative charges which balances each other. Now when the sheet of paper have been rubbed with wool then the negative charges gets attracted to the wool and due to the lack of negative charges the paper becomes positively charge.And so is the fur when rubbed with silk.