Question

a plastic straw is rubbed with a piece of clothing the straw is brought near from pieces of paper it is found that the pieces of paper get attracted by the straw what is the reason behind this cause​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes

the reason is that

• Before rubbing with a piece of cloth the straw dies not possess any charge so it doesn't attract but after rubbing with the cloth there is flow of charge from the cloth to the straw and now it is a charged particle ( either -ve or +ve ) .
• So it attracts .

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