Explain why a charged balloon is repelled by another charged balloon whereas an uncharged balloon is attracted by another charged balloon?

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A charged balloon is repelled by another balloon whereas an uncharged balloon is attracted by another uncharged balloon because like charges are repelled by each other and an uncharged body is attracted by a charged body.

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