A student rubs a balloon made of rubber on his hair and notices that the balloon sticks to his hair afterwards. What happened to the electrical charges of both the student’s hair and the balloon?(1 point)

Question

Responses

The balloon’s charge became negative, and the hair’s charge became positive
The balloon’s charge became negative, and the hair’s charge became positive

The balloon’s charge became positive, and the hair’s charge became positive
The balloon’s charge became positive, and the hair’s charge became positive

The balloon’s charge became neutral, and the hair’s charge became positive
The balloon’s charge became neutral, and the hair’s charge became positive

The balloon’s charge became negative, and the hair’s charge became negative
The balloon’s charge became negative, and the hair’s charge became negative

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The balloon’s charge became negative, and the hair’s charge became positive.

When the student rubs the balloon on his hair, electrons are transferred from the hair to the balloon. This transfer of electrons results in the balloon gaining a negative charge (since it has gained extra electrons), while the hair loses electrons and becomes positively charged.