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Question 25

During the manufacturing of protective visors, a sheet of protective polyethylene mask is peeled off a thick polycarbonate plate. As the two materials are separated, they both become electrically charged.

a.

Explain how the polyethylene mask and the polycarbonate plate become charged during this peeling process.

[3]
b.

If the partially peeled polyethylene mask is released, it swings back and clings to the polycarbonate plate. Explain why the mask moves back towards the plate.

[2]

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