Which of the following processes can take place during a lightning in a thunderstorm?

Electric discharge

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Electric charging

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Electric charge accumulation

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A
Electric discharge

Lightning is a sudden electrical discharge that occurs in a thunderstorm. The process of electric discharge can occur between two or more clouds or between clouds and the earth. It occurs between electrically charged regions between a cloud and another cloud, or between a cloud and the ground.

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