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Course: Bridge Course Class 8th Science > Unit 3
Lesson 1: Properties of Charge- Intro to charge
- Charges
- Activity: Fun with plastic straws
- Explanation: Fun with plastic straws
- Repulsion and attraction between objects
- Activity: Attracting neutral objects
- Explanation: Attracting neutral objects
- Attraction of uncharged object to a charged object
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Explanation: Fun with plastic straws
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- How can we be sure that the plastic straws are getting negatively charged? why are the electrons from the straw getting transferred to the cloth?(2 votes)
- to give a very vague answer, certain materials are more prone to taking electrons rather than giving. your hand, your hair, a cloth or a sweater are great examples.(1 vote)