When edward takes his clothes out of the clothes dryer, he pulls his socks apart and hears faint popping sounds. he also notices that the socks are slightly resistant to being pulled apart. which type of force is causing these things to occur?/?

The type of force that is causing these things to occur would be: Electromagnetic

in this case, as the shirt and the socks is moved apart, the forces will become weaker because As the distance increases, the forces between electric charges will become weaker.