Question

Air and pure water are bad conductors of electricity, then how the electric charge from clouds reaches the earth? answer in short​

Answer 1

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It is true that air is a poor conductor of electricity but when the clouds strike with each other production of electrical ions takes place. The group of ions continue to multiply. Finally the pressure and force exerted by the electricity breaks the air wall and reaches the earth's surface.

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