Atmospheric electricity was first demonstrated by

Benjamin Franklin

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Thomas Edison

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Isaac Newton

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Alfred Nobel

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The correct option is A Benjamin Franklin
In 1752 Benjamin Franklin, an American scientist, showed that lightning and the spark from your clothes are essentially the same phenomena. Thus, he was the first scientist to demonstrate atmospheric electricity.

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