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What causes your hair to be attracted to a sweater?

The static charge on your sweater can attract your hair due to opposite charges. When you pull the sweater over your head, friction between the sweater and your hair creates an electrical charge, causing your hair to stick to the sweater.


How can you make the balloon stick to the sweater?

You can make the balloon stick to the sweater by creating static electricity on the sweater. Rub the balloon against your hair or a wool sweater to create a charge, then place the balloon near the sweater to make it stick due to the static electricity.


What causes your hair to stand up after pulling a wool sweater over your head?

When you pull a wool sweater over your head, friction between the sweater and your hair can create static electricity. This static charge causes your hair to stand up as the individual hairs repel each other due to having like charges.


Why salt stick to balloon that has electrostatic force?

When you rub a balloon against your hair or a sweater, it gains a negative charge due to the transfer of electrons. The salt, being a conductor, is attracted to the balloon due to this charge, creating an electrostatic force that causes the salt to stick to the balloon.


Why when putting a balloon on hair it goes up?

When you rub a balloon on your hair, it creates static electricity. The static charge in the balloon causes the balloon and your hair to have opposite charges, making them attracted to each other. The positively charged hair is attracted to the negatively charged balloon, causing the hair to stick up.

Related Questions

A boy pulls a sweater off over his head. his hair is attracted to the sweater due to?

Static electricity generated by friction of the sweater fabric.


A boy pulls a sweater off over his head His hair is attracted to the sweater due to?

an electrical charge. i had this question too! :D


What causes your hair to be attracted to a sweater?

The static charge on your sweater can attract your hair due to opposite charges. When you pull the sweater over your head, friction between the sweater and your hair creates an electrical charge, causing your hair to stick to the sweater.


Why are bats attracted to hair?

Bats are not attracted to hair at all. They are attracted to food, and they do not eat hair or use it an any way. Bats fly around at night looking for insects, not for hair.


How can you make the balloon stick to the sweater?

You can make the balloon stick to the sweater by creating static electricity on the sweater. Rub the balloon against your hair or a wool sweater to create a charge, then place the balloon near the sweater to make it stick due to the static electricity.


What causes your hair to stand up after pulling a wool sweater over your head?

When you pull a wool sweater over your head, friction between the sweater and your hair can create static electricity. This static charge causes your hair to stand up as the individual hairs repel each other due to having like charges.


Who has more hair girls or boyS?

Boys. Girls have more hair's than Boys!


Are sharks attracted to hair gel?

No


What is a mohair sweater?

A mohair sweater is made from yarn spun from the long, silky hair of the Angora goat, usually mixed with other fibers.


When do boys get hair?

Boys get hair a few weeks after they're born.


Grabs you by the hair and pulls you in?

what do u mean>>>???? <<<ac>>>>??<<<<>>>>><<<>>>>


Why is your hair attacted to a sweater when you pul it off?

This happens because of static electricity.