alleryIn most cloud-to-ground lightning, what flows down to the ground?
AProtons
BPositive ions
CNeutrons
DElectrons
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Electrons
1. Most cloud-to-ground lightning is negative.
2. In negative lightning, negative charge (electrons) flows downward to the ground.
3. Protons and neutrons stay in the nuclei and do not flow in the channel.
_Source: Wikipedia, Lightning, Positive and negative lightning_
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