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Isabella is researching how to charge objects through friction. Isabella rubs a balloon on her hair. When she pulls the balloon away from her hair, the hair is attracted to the balloon. Which BEST explains why the hair becomes attracted to the balloon? (1 point)
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Rubbing the balloon along her hair creates electrons that will stick to both the balloon and her hair.
Rubbing the balloon along her hair creates electrons that will stick to both the balloon and her hair.

Rubbing the balloon along her hair moves protons from the balloon to her hair.
Rubbing the balloon along her hair moves protons from the balloon to her hair.

Rubbing the balloon along her hair moves electrons from her hair to the balloon.
Rubbing the balloon along her hair moves electrons from her hair to the balloon.

Rubbing the balloon along her hair creates protons that will stick to both the balloon and her hair.
Rubbing the balloon along her hair creates protons that will stick to both the balloon and her hair.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Rubbing the balloon along her hair moves electrons from her hair to the balloon.

Electrons transfer to the balloon (hair becomes net positive, balloon net negative), and opposite charges attract. Protons don't move during this process.