Charged and Uncharged Objects Attract

Rub a balloon on your hair to charge it up. Then bring it near some bits of paper. The charged balloon attracts the paper bits, lifting them up off the table. This demonstrates the attraction between charged objects and neutral objects.

To learn more about charge interactions, visit The Physics Classroom Tutorial.

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