Haley rubs a cotton cloth along a plastic strip. The plastic strip becomes positively charged. Why did this happen? A. The plastic strip gained protons from the cotton. B. The plastic strip lost protons to the cotton. C. The plastic strip gained electrons from the cotton. D. The plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton.

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Alexandra Barnes

13 January, 11:49

Haley rubs a cotton cloth along a plastic strip. The plastic strip becomes positively charged. Why did this happen? A. The plastic strip gained protons from the cotton. B. The plastic strip lost protons to the cotton. C. The plastic strip gained electrons from the cotton. D. The plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton.

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Hanna Welch · Answer 1

The answer would be D, when the plastic strip and cloth are rubbed together there is a transfer of electrons from the plastic strip to the cloth leaving the plastic strip positively charged as it lost electrons, while the cloth becomes negatively charged.