You rub a balloon over a fleece blanket. After this, small pieces of paper are attracted and stick to the balloon. What can you conclude about the balloon and the paper?(1 point)

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Responses

the balloon is a good conductor of charge
the balloon is a good conductor of charge
both the balloon and paper have a positive charge
both the balloon and paper have a positive charge
both the balloon and paper have a negative charge
both the balloon and paper have a negative charge
the balloon and paper have opposite charges

Answer 1

The correct conclusion you can draw from this scenario is:

the balloon and paper have opposite charges.

When you rub a balloon on a fleece blanket, the balloon typically becomes negatively charged, while the fleece tends to lose some electrons and become positively charged. The attracted pieces of paper likely carry a positive or neutral charge, allowing the negatively charged balloon to attract them.