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what type of charge do individual hair strands have when standing on end due to static electricity?
neutral charges
neutral discharge
permanent positive charge
temporary positive charges
When hair stands on end due to static electricity, it is because of like - charges repelling each other. The charges are temporary as they result from friction or separation of charges in the static - electricity process. They are not neutral (otherwise there would be no repulsion), not a neutral discharge, and not a permanent positive charge.
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E. temporary positive charges