Tape won't stick where I want it

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The discussion centers on the challenges of applying sticky tape to paper, attributing the difficulty to electrostatic forces between the tape and the paper. The participants highlight that both materials may possess positive and negative charges, leading to premature adhesion or jumping due to differing charges. Additionally, they recommend further reading on "induced charge" and "induced polarization" to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon.

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q: if you take some sticky tape and rip it of and try to put it on a particular place on a piece of paper, why is this always troubesome?
a: Well the only real answear I could think of is that the paper and tape has both positivt/negative charges or one has a negative and the other has a positive and this makes it hard to stick the tape on the right place on the paper because either it'll stick prematurly due to attraction or it will jump a bit because they have different charges.

is there something else that I might have missed?
 
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Yes. Go to your book are read about "induced charge" or "induced polarization." The bits of paper are neutral.
 

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