If we rub iron rod with our hair and taking iron rod near to the pieces of paper, will it attaract paper or not ?

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No iron does not attract paper pieces because iron is a good conductor of charge and charges will pass through the iron rod where as in plastic it does not conduct electricity so the electrostatic charges gather at the tip of the plastic and attracts paper pieces.

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​​​​If we rub iron rod with our hair and taking iron rod near to the pieces of paper, will it attaract paper or not ?

No iron does not attract paper pieces because iron is a good conductor of charge and charges will pass through the iron rod where as in plastic it does not conduct electricity so the electrostatic charges gather at the tip of the plastic and attracts paper pieces.

If we rub iron rod with our hair and taking iron rod near to the pieces of paper, will it attaract paper or not ?