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Some Natural Phenomena

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Draw a diagram of balloon based experiment to show the interaction of charges.

Solution

The figure below shows the interaction of charges between balloon and the wall.

The balloon is charged may be by rubbing it on your hair. Now, the charge acquired balloon, when sticked to the wall will remain attracted to it for a certain duration of time. The balloon and the wall have now unlike charges, because of which there is attraction between both.

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