Which force is responsible for raising our body hair when we try to take off a terylene or polyester shirt in the dry weather?

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Electrostatic force generated due to the friction of hair and polyester shirt is responsible for raising our body hair. The two gets oppositely charged because of the friction which causes electronic exchange and makes the two ionised and force of attraction results in raising of light charged hair.

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