When a plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair, the hair get positively charged by friction. In this process:

(a) the hair lose some positive protons

(b) the hair gain some positive protons

(c) the hair lose some negative electrons

(d) the hair gain some negative electrons

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(c) the hair lose some negative electrons

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When a plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair, the hair get positively charged by friction. In this process: (a) the hair lose some positive protons (b) the hair gain some positive protons (c) the hair lose some negative electrons (d) the hair gain some negative electrons

(c) the hair lose some negative electrons

When a plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair, the hair get positively charged by friction. In this process:

(a) the hair lose some positive protons

(b) the hair gain some positive protons

(c) the hair lose some negative electrons

(d) the hair gain some negative electrons