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Q: Lightning is produced when

  • 1
    Similar charges of electricity rush towards each other and then get repelled
  • 2
    clouds strike against impurities in air and the friction burns up these impurities
  • 3
    strong opposite charges in different clouds break down the resistance offered by the intervening air
  • 4
    water vapour produces electricity in the clouds
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Answer : 3. "strong opposite charges in different clouds break down the resistance offered by the intervening air"
Explanation :

Answer: C) strong opposite charges in different clouds break down the resistance offered by the intervening air Explanation: When the resistance of the air between breaks down the current flows from the positive cloud to the negative cloud in a flash which we call lightning . The difference of potential involves is very high.

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