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Opposites attract. when you have electricity running through you you gain a positive charge but the air has a negative charge. Therefor your hair stands up.

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How can we make hair stand with electricity?

To make hair stand with electricity, you can create a static charge by rubbing a balloon or comb against your hair. This will cause the hair strands to repel each other due to the static charge, making them stand up.


Why does your hair sometimes stand up when you put a comb near it?

When you run a comb through your hair, the friction between the comb and your hair can create a static charge. This static charge can cause your hair strands to repel each other, making them stand up or appear frizzy.


What charge does the human hair have?

Human hair can carry a small electric charge known as static electricity due to friction or rubbing against other surfaces. This charge can make hair stand on end or attract lightweight objects.


Why does your hair stand up when touching a charged Van de Graaff generator?

The large-radius sphere of a Van de Graff generator holds considerable charge before arc discharge occurs. The Van de Graff generator gathers negative charges and it is released into your body when you touch the sphere. We all know that negatives repel each other so since your hair is charged with negative electrons, they break away from each other (not lie flat on your head) in an effort to repel.


Why does your hair stand up when you touch a source of electricity?

When you touch a source of electricity, your body can conduct some of the electric charge. This can cause your hair to stand up due to the electrical forces affecting the positively charged hair strands. It is a result of the static charge created by the interaction between the electricity and your hair.

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How can we make hair stand with electricity?

To make hair stand with electricity, you can create a static charge by rubbing a balloon or comb against your hair. This will cause the hair strands to repel each other due to the static charge, making them stand up.


Why does your hair sometimes stand up when you put a comb near it?

When you run a comb through your hair, the friction between the comb and your hair can create a static charge. This static charge can cause your hair strands to repel each other, making them stand up or appear frizzy.


What charge does the human hair have?

Human hair can carry a small electric charge known as static electricity due to friction or rubbing against other surfaces. This charge can make hair stand on end or attract lightweight objects.


Why doesn't my hair stand up from static electricity?

The static electricity makes the hair stand up:Dry hair in dry weather can absorb and keep a static chargeEach hair has the same charge,Items with the same charge repel each other,Therefore the hairs repel each other resulting in them standing up to be as far from each other as the length and weight of the hair allows.However, if the hair is not dry enough and the air is not dry enough the static charge will leak away and the hair will not stand up.


Why does your hair stand up when touching a charged Van de Graaff generator?

The large-radius sphere of a Van de Graff generator holds considerable charge before arc discharge occurs. The Van de Graff generator gathers negative charges and it is released into your body when you touch the sphere. We all know that negatives repel each other so since your hair is charged with negative electrons, they break away from each other (not lie flat on your head) in an effort to repel.


Why does hair make static?

Static electricity is created by friction. Hair has a large surface area and is subjected to friction by brushing or combing. Equally important is the fact that (dry) hair is non-conductive, so the charge on the surface has nowhere to go. Static charge on hair is particularly noticeable (and bothersome) because the individual hair shafts are very light, so when the charges on the surfaces repel each other, the hair shafts stand out from the head.


Why does your hair stand up when you touch a source of electricity?

When you touch a source of electricity, your body can conduct some of the electric charge. This can cause your hair to stand up due to the electrical forces affecting the positively charged hair strands. It is a result of the static charge created by the interaction between the electricity and your hair.


What is transferred From rubbing balloon on your hair?

When you rub a balloon on your hair, electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon, giving the balloon a negative charge and your hair a positive charge. This transfer of charges creates static electricity, causing the balloon to stick to objects like a wall or your hair to stand on end.


Why does your hair stand on end when rubbed with a balloon?

Rubbing a balloon against your hair creates a build-up of static electricity on the surface of the balloon, which then applies an opposite charge to your hair. This causes your hair strands, which are similarly charged, to repel each other and stand on end.


What machine makes you hair stand up?

A Van de Graaff generator is a machine that can make your hair stand up. It generates static electricity that causes your hair to repel each other due to the same charge, resulting in an "electric" hairstyle.


How does electricity make your hair stand up?

Your hair has picked up extra electrons. This causes your hair to repel against each other(Like charges repel remember!). Because you hair is so tightly packed, the furthest any hair can get from another hair is to stand straight up.


What force is responsible for causing hair to stand on end when it builds up a static charge?

repulsion (study isalnd)