Question Number 18 of 20 - 8th Grade Science
Laundry in a clothes dryer often becomes charged with static electricity while drying. Which of these best explains why a clothes dryer often generates static electricity?
f Electrons are transferred as clothes rub against
each other in the dryer.
g Clothes with metal pieces conduct electricity
in the dryer.
h Short circuits in the dryer charge the laundry.
j Heat from the dryer charges the air and
produces lightning.