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If we comb our hair on a dry day and bring the comb near small pieces of paper, the comb attracts the pieces, why?

A

comb is a good conductor

B

paper is a good conductor

C

the atoms in the paper get polarised by the charged comb

D

the comb possesses magnetic propterties

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