Inquiry into Physics
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Author: Ostdiek
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 7, Problem 6Q
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When clothes are removed from a hot dryer, they often cling together, but when two identical articles of clothing, such as two matched socks, are taken out, they usually repel one another. Explain this difference in behavior.
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