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- when a plastic comb goes through someones hair, sometimes the hair will stick out when the comb comes near again. what is the charge relationship between the hair and the comb? the comb and hair have opposite charges. the comb and hair are both positively charged.
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When a plastic comb is run through hair, static charge transfer occurs: the comb gains electrons (becomes negative) while the hair loses electrons (becomes positive), resulting in opposite charges. Opposite electric charges attract each other, which causes the hair to stick out toward the comb.
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The comb and hair have opposite charges.