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. Although air is a poor conductor of electricity, yet lightning strikes through air during
thunderstorms. Explain how.​

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Although air is a poor conductor of electricity, yet lightning strikes through air during

thunderstorms. Explain how.

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During thunderstorms, the air between the cloud and the ground acts like a capacitor.

When the electric field is high enough, the air partially ionizes, at which point there are free electrons to carry current and the air becomes, essentially, conductive.

Air does not conduct electricity in the way that metals do.