The reason that Lillian's hair stands out when her hand is on a charged Van de Graaff generator is
A) strands of hair become charged and repel one another.
B) a high voltage is communicated to strands of hair.
C) strands of hair find themselves in an electric field.
D) electrons and protons are deposited on her hair.
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