What type of electric charge is acquired by a rubber balloon when rubbed with a woollen cloth?

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When you rub a balloon on wool, this causes the electrons to move from the wool to the balloon's surface. The rubbed part of the balloon now has a negative charge. Objects made of rubber, such as the balloon, are electrical insulators, meaning that they resist electric charges flowing through them.

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