When we pull 2 socks out of the dryer and they are "stuck together", this is known as "static cling". explain why the socks are sticking together in terms of the charge of each sock, and the atomic particles involved in creating the charges.

The atomic particles involved are electrons. When the clothes rub against each other in the dryer, electrons move from one object to another. Those that lost electrons are positively charged and those that gained are negatively charged. Since the charges are opposite, the charged pieces of clothing cling together.

when jerome paddle in flowing river towards east the net speed of jerome will increase

so the net speed of jerome will be given as

now the speed of paul will be same as it is given as he is running on the ground

so

so here we can say since the speed of jerome is more so he will win the race

now as we know the distance so the time difference is given as

so jerome will reach first and the time difference will be 203.55 s or 3.4 min