Question

When you rub your shirt with a balloon, the transfer of electric charges due to which of the following conduction, friction or induction and how do you know?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

When you rub your shirt with a balloon, the transfer of electric charges is primarily due to the process of friction.

Friction occurs when two objects rub against each other, causing the transfer of electrons from one object to another. In this case, when the balloon is rubbed against the shirt, the balloon gains electrons from the shirt due to the friction between them.

This can be confirmed by observing the behavior of the balloon after rubbing it against the shirt. The balloon becomes negatively charged, attracting lightweight objects like pieces of paper or causing hair to stand up when brought close to it. These observations indicate the presence of excess negative charge on the balloon, obtained through the process of friction.