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What do you think will happen if you place an electrically charged hair comb near bits of paper?

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Step-by-step explanation:

If you place an electrically charged hair comb near bits of paper, the paper bits may be attracted to or repelled from the comb, depending on the charge of the comb and the bits of paper.

When you comb your hair with a plastic comb, the comb can pick up electrons from your hair, which gives the comb a negative charge. This negative charge can attract positively charged objects, such as small bits of paper or dust, to the comb.

On the other hand, if the comb has a positive charge, it can repel positively charged objects and attract negatively charged objects. So if the bits of paper have a negative charge, they may be repelled by the positively charged comb.

In either case, the attraction or repulsion would be relatively weak because the charge on a hair comb is typically small. However, it can still be a fun experiment to try!

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