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Max combed his hair in the morning. The picture shows what Max observed when he put the comb next to a thin stream of water coming from the faucet.

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Which best explains what Max saw?
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The charged comb attracted the neutral water though conduction.
The charged comb attracted the neutral water though conduction.

The charged comb repelled the neutral water though conduction.
The charged comb repelled the neutral water though conduction.

The charged comb repelled the neutral water though induction.
The charged comb repelled the neutral water though induction.

The charged comb attracted the neutral water though induction.

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The charged comb attracted the neutral water through induction.

The comb's electric charge polarizes (induces charge separation in) the neutral water molecules, bringing opposite charge closer and causing attraction. No contact occurs, so it's not conduction.