Atoms will be negatively charged whenever they gain electrons. Attraction of atoms is due to opposite charges of the atoms.
a. Negative
b. Atoms near the wall are positively charged.
This is the phenomenon whereby the carrier of electric charges are not in motion.
The fundamental law of electrostatic state that like charges repel while like charges attract each others.
If you rub an air-filled balloon on your hair, you can make it stick to a wall. when the balloon and your hair are rubbed together, electrons are transferred from your hair to the balloon.
a. The net charge on the balloon after it is rubbed on your hair will therefore be negative because it has gained electron
b. The atoms near the wall's surface are positively charged. When the balloon is brought near the wall, unlike charges will surely attract each other.
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