A plastic balloon that has been rubbed with wool will stick to a wall. Part A Is the wall charged? Yes No Submit Part B Previous Answers Correct Then why does the balloon stick to the wall? Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the se Then why does the balloon stick to the wall? Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. polarizes neutralizes increases smaller attractive Reset Help The balloon is charged negatively after being rubbed with wool. The charged balloon charges the wall. The nearer parts of the wall are positively charged and are attracted toward the balloon. The farther parts of the wall are negatively charged and are repelled from the balloon. But the electric force decreases with distance, so the force on the nearer charge is larger than the force on Ihe farther charge. The result is a net repulsive force between the wall and the balloon.