Rub an empty ball pen refill on a polythene sheet and hold it on top of small pieces of paper. What will be your observation?

Pieces of paper are attracted.

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Pieces of paper are repelled.

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Pieces of paper are neither attracted nor repelled.

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Pieces of paper are either attracted or repelled.

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The correct option is A Pieces of paper are attracted.
When refill is rubbed on polythene it acquires small electric charges. Due to presence of these charges, pieces of paper gets attracted.

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Rub an empty ball pen refill on a polythene sheet and hold it on top of small pieces of paper. What will be your observation?

The correct option is A Pieces of paper are attracted.When refill is rubbed on polythene it acquires small electric charges. Due to presence of these charges, pieces of paper gets attracted.

The correct option is A Pieces of paper are attracted.
When refill is rubbed on polythene it acquires small electric charges. Due to presence of these charges, pieces of paper gets attracted.