Your clothing tends to cling together after going through the dryer. Why? Would you expect more or less clinging if all your clothing were made of the same material (say, cotton) than if you dried different kinds of clothing together?

Your clothing tends to cling together after going through the dryer. Why? Would you expect more or less clinging if all your clothing were made of the same material (say, cotton) than if you dried different kinds of clothing together?

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter5: Electric Charges And Fields

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Problem 15CQ: Why do some clothes cling together after being removed from the clothes dryer? Does this happen if...

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