Lightning is caused due to discharge between _______ charged clouds.

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Solution

When the negatively charged region of one cloud comes near the positively charged region of another cloud, electrons flow from the negatively charged cloud to the positively charged one.
This creates a flash of light which is known as lightning.
Thus, lightning is caused due to discharge between oppositely charged clouds.

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