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If air and cloud were good conductor of electricity thenA) A lightning could occur with high intensityB) Lightning could occur with lower intensityC)Lightning could not occur at allD)None of these

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If air and cloud were good conductor of electricity thenA) A lightning could occur with high intensityB) Lightning could occur with lower intensityC)Lightning could not occur at allD)None of these

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If air and clouds were good conductors of electricity, then option A) A lightning could occur with high intensity, would be the most likely scenario. Here's why:

  1. Conductors are materials that allow free movement of electrons from one particle to another. If air and clouds were good conductors, they would allow easy flow of electrons.

  2. Lightning is a natural electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves. This imbalance is corrected by a flash of lightning, which is a flow of charged particles (or current).

  3. If air and clouds were good conductors, the resistance to the flow of this current would be low. According to Ohm's law (V=IR), if resistance (R) is low and the voltage (V) is high (as it is in a thunderstorm), the current (I) would be very high.

  4. The intensity of the lightning depends on the amount of electric current flowing, so a higher current would mean a more intense lightning strike.

Therefore, if air and clouds were good conductors of electricity, we could expect lightning to occur with high intensity.

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