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You build a charge The wool cloth is very weak in holding electrons so when you rub it with the ebonite rod the electrons transfer onto the rod. The rod is negativly charged (assuming that the rod was neutrally charged). The wool becomes positivly charged (assuming that the wool was neutrally charged)

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The glass would be positively charged and lose most of the electrons it had had, and the silk would become negatively charged and gain electrons, giving it a strong static charge.

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Rubbing metal on silk can magnetize it. It's a common method when making an emergency compass.

http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/make-a-floating-needle-compass/

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You will create friction (a force pushing them both back) and heat.

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silk cloth develops negative charge and glass rod develops positive charge.

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