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    • Young child at the end of an orange slide with static hair.
    Rights: Elizaveta Galitckaia, 123RF Ltd Published 2 April 2019 Size: 400 KB Referencing Hub media

    Rubbing on the plastic slide caused electrons to be moved from the child to the slide. This leaves the child positively charged. We see the evidence of static electricity by observing his hair standing on end.

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