Opposites Attract

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  • Electrically charged objects obey two rules - opposite charges attract, and like charges repel.
  • Have you noticed how clothes cometimes cling togeather when removed from the dryer?

  • While the clothes tumble around, electrons are transferred from fabrics that hold their electrons loosely to those that hold their electrons tightly.

  • Clothes that gain electrons become negatively charged and cling to clothes that have lost electrons and are positively charged.

  • Clothes that are oppositely charged attract each other and stick togeather.

    Opposite charge attract, like charges repel.